Mintz: X Games and ESPN award Shaun White a not-so-perfect 100
With 17 Winter X Games medals and two Olympic gold medals (not to mention five summer XGames medals in Skateboard Vert) there isn't much left for snowboarding superstar Shaun White to accomplish — especially now that he can claim to have completed the first-ever perfect run through the halfpipe at the X Games in Aspen last weekend.
Shaun White hits perfect run, winning X Games gold again in halfpipe
Perfection. Shaun White, the iconic master of halfpipe of snowboarding, already had his five-peat. But in his third and final spin down the X Games superpipe, the flame-maned pipe slayer went higher, spun more and notched an historic 100-point, perfect score in the halfpipe.
Pro Snowboarder Travis Rice Rises, while Shaun White Falls
As skater/snowboarder Shaun White makes his descent down the 2012 Bloomberg Business Week Power 100 ranking to No. 8, snowboarder Travis Rice appears to be on his way up. At least that's the case when it comes to grabbing media attention and the respect of fans.
Shaun White wins halfpipe gold at X Games
ASPEN, Colo., Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Snowboarding wizard Shaun White grabbed the gold in the halfpipe event of the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo., for a fifth straight time.
Shaun White Video: Watch X-Games Legend Reach Perfection with 100 Score
Forget Tom Brady, Albert Pujols and Lionel Messi, the most dominant individual athlete in sports today is Shaun White . The snowboarding legend proved his greatness once again at the Winter X Games on Sunday night by achieving a perfect score in the SuperPipe. Greatness is not just defined by the number of titles you win, but by the way that you win. White is head and shoulders above the ...
White wins halfpipe gold at X Games
ASPEN, Colo., Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Snowboarding wizard Shaun White grabbed the gold in the halfpipe event of the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo., for a fifth straight time.
Shaun White stoked to be back in slopestyle
He is every bit as polished in a boardroom as he is on a snowboard — a meticulous caretaker of both his image off the snow and his reputation on it.
Shaun White Twists Left Ankle in Practice
Shaun White twists left ankle in practice, expects to compete in slopestyle, halfpipe
Shaun White wins superpipe gold with perfect run
With the gold medal already his, Shaun White laid down a victory lap to remember -- a perfect one. White earned his fifth consecutive superpipe gold Sunday night, earning a perfect 100 on his third and final run. Says White: "It's unreal. I've been wanting that 100 forever." He scored a 94.00 on his first run and wiped out on his second run, but no one could catch him.
Shaun White Makes Winter X History with Perfect Score
Shaun White achieved perfection in his final run on the Snowboard SuperPipe during the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo. For the first time in the history of Snowboard SuperPipe, the judges determined that White's run was worthy of a score of 100. White already had the event won with his totals during the first two rounds, so he decided to put on a show for what was called his "victory run."
