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According to Gold (editor's note: the first in Bardonecchia - Olympic Games 2006), just 23 years, the myth of the snowboard world ...
not there were doubts: was the man to beat. Why Shaun White , the boy of wonders, that at fourteen he stole the scene of the freestyle world with his pimply face, now has become large. It can become even bigger, perhaps the largest ever in a discipline is still young and constantly evolving. Why White , although just 23 years can already be considered a veteran: he has won so much and gained so much. And 'one of the most successful sports and most sought by sponsors and technical sportswear winter. He arrived in Vancouver with some voice left behind: "It 's become rich, is now satisfied, he wants to make films, he is considering the showbusiness ..." said the boy is enriched.
Balle: cinema Shaun but did sull'halfpipe drawing the run more beautiful than ever in the history of this sport ... A stuff ever: a backside air more than five feet, then a couple of 1080 and a 540 scream ( look for yourself). All in the second run, when it was already sure of gold (46.8 through the first run) with almost two points ahead of Finnish Piiroinen who had improved in the second path. But he went down the same: "For fun and to entertain."
Now White can also fly to the movies, because in all honesty you do not understand what he should do better, and more on the table. Its 48.4 second run, the absolute consistency of his probation, the sense of risk and mastery with which it dominates, has been phenomenal. Unassailable ...
White, one of the most influential people in sports history, capable of inventing trick copied by thousands of fans, capable of stirring the interest of millions of fans wearing just a T-shirt, wanted to demonstrate everyone to be an athlete, an agonist and not a marketing machine: "These are unique opportunities in which you would not give all of yourself even if you've already won, and although you can not ask for anything more than yourself - Shaun says once ended its amazing performance - I had already won in Turin but was not enough, I had also won in qualifying, but I wanted here in Vancouver it was all perfect. "
It was. Even in his statement at the end of the race: "satisfied?" I do not want to stop racing, the sport is my first goal. "
Although already has a pair of Lamborghini, curiously, is guided by a friend: "Why me - he says - I prefer the cars comfortable at that speed."
