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Olympics: Shaun White Wins Gold

Before he'd even begun his second run in the halfpipe final, snowboarding icon Shaun White had already secured the gold. Still, the show went on, and in his second turn—a "victory lap"—White rose even higher, literally and figuratively, pulling off a dazzling "Double McTwist." NBC

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Before he'd even begun his second run in the halfpipe final, snowboarding icon Shaun White had already secured the gold. Still, the show went on, and in his second turn—a "victory lap"—White rose even higher, literally and figuratively, pulling off a dazzling "Double McTwist." NBC

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