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Hirano wins Olympic halfpipe gold; White 4th in last Games

In Shaun White’s farewell performance, Ayumu Hirano of Japan won an elusive Olympic gold in the halfpipe with a boundary-pushing final run

The Independent UK

Shaun White Ends Snowboarding Career with Fourth Place Finish

The three-time gold medalist finished fourth in the halfpipe snowboarding final.

Sports Illustrated

Old gold: how action sports athletes are challenging age stereotypes and redefining lifelong physical activity

The stereotype of action sports as the domain of the young and the cool is long out of date. The demographics of these sports – surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, climbing, mountain biking – have been expanding to include more girls and women, queer and non-binary people and older participants.

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Australia's Scotty James wins snowboard halfpipe silver at Beijing Winter Olympic Games

Australia's Scotty James wins silver in the snowboard halfpipe at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

ABC News

Winter Olympics day seven: skeleton, ice hockey, curling and more – as it happened

Ayumu Hirano won snowboard halfpipe gold, Suzanne Schulting defended her 1,000m short track title and Christopher Grotheer won the skeleton

The Guardian - US

American Chloe Kim repeats as gold medalist in halfpipe

Kim joins fellow American Shaun White as the only snowboarders to defend their Olympic titles in the halfpipe.

Chicago Sun-Times

Shaun White's last Olympics hurrah comes in halfpipe final

NBC can breathe a sigh of relief after Shaun White reached the final of the halfpipe

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Lindsey Jacobellis wins first Olympic gold for U.S.

Now 36 and in her fifth Olympics, she became the oldest U.S. woman to win a gold.

Chicago Sun-Times

Shaun White qualifies for final, his last appearance at the Olympics

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — U.S. half-piper Lucas Foster couldn't even entertain the idea when a reporter asked him about the possibility that the most famous man in snowboarding wouldn't make an Olympic final.

Los Angeles Times

Shaun White Lands All-or-Nothing Run to Qualify for Halfpipe Final in Fifth Olympics

The snowboarding legend fell on his first run, but nailed his high-stake second attempt.

Sports Illustrated

James qualifies second in Games halfpipe

Scotty James has qualified for the final of the men's halfpipe in second spot, while American legend Shaun White survived a scare to also stay in contention.

AAP

Winter Olympics 2022 day five – as it happened

Day five of XXIV Olympic Winter Games

The Guardian - US

Australia's Belle Brockhoff fourth in women's snowboard cross at Beijing Winter Olympics

Belle Brockhoff misses a medal in the women's snowboard cross, while Scotty James and Valentino Guseli book spots in Friday's halfpipe final at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

ABC News

Shaun White's run as greatest snowboarder ever is coming to an end

BEIJING — By the end of the day, his body ached all over. His ankle and back, a knee still sore from surgery. Shaun White was feeling every bit of 35 years old, worn down from a lifetime spent attacking the halfpipe, launching himself skyward, spinning and twisting and landing…

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The Independent UK

Shaun White finds perspective as snowboarding great nears end of Winter Olympics run

The American announced that he will retire after his fifth Winter Olympics but is determined to enjoy his final run

Daily Mirror

Team GB snowboarder recalls 'run-ins' with Shaun White as legend confirms retirement

Legendary snowboarder Shaun White has confirmed he will retire from the sport after his bid for one more Olympic medal at Beijing 2022

The Independent UK

The last run: White says Olympics will be his final contest

This really is it for Shaun White

Daily Mirror

Scotty James and Yuto Totsuka told not to write off Shaun White at Winter Olympics

Three-time gold medallist Shaun White will put the pressure on his rivals simply by being at the Beijing Winter Olympics for one last hurrah

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The Guardian - AU

Winter Olympics day one: China win first gold, ice hockey and more – as it happened

Rolling report: Norway have won two of the first three golds in Beijing, with moguls and ski jumping coming up. Join our writers for updates

Sports Illustrated

How to Watch Shaun White: Beijing Olympics Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time

Here’s Shaun White’s complete schedule in the men’s halfpipe event.

Benzinga

2022 Winter Olympics Betting Preview: Team USA Gold Medal Favorites And Long Shot Bets To Watch

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics kicked off with the Opening Ceremonies on Friday airing live on NBC, a unit of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA). As sports betting expands to more states each year, the Olympic Games becomes available to bet on by more people in the U.S.

The Independent UK

One more Olympic ride: End means a new beginning for White

Shaun White is making a curtain call

The Independent UK

From Olympic veteran to teenage record-breaker – Five stars to watch in Beijing

Snowboarder Shaun White and 15-year-old Kamila Valieva are among the international superstars to keep an eye out for in China

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