Shaun White
and 2010 Winter Olympics, White won gold in
the snowboard halfpipe event. White has also
participated in the Winter X Games, where he
has won a medal every year since 2002.
Including all winter X Games competitions
through 2009, his medal count stands at 15 (10
gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze), among which is the first
quadruple win streak by a male athlete in one
discipline, the snowboard slopestyle. White's
streak was snapped in 2007 when he lost to
Andreas Wiig and Teddy Flandreau, with White
taking the bronze. He won the Air & Style
Contest in 2003 and 2004.
2006 Winter Olympics
See also: Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter
Olympics and 2006 Winter Olympics
At the 2006 Winter Olympics, White won gold in
the half-pipe.[5] After his first run in
qualifications, White was almost out of
competition, scoring only 37.7. On his second
run, he recorded a score of 45.3. In the finals,
White recorded a score of 46.8 (50 is the highest