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Shaun White documentary spells out the tough choices the snowboarder made for his sport and himself

Years after their sport was hoisted onto the Olympic stage, the idea of riding for big money and gold medals still felt dirty to most pro snowboarders

The Independent UK

Winter Olympic medallist Scotty James wanted to quit snowboarding, but talking helped him find his way back

Scotty James is a dual Winter Olympic medallist and three-time world champion in snowboarding, but he didn't always feel confident, or capable.

ABC News

Local govts try to ride X-sports popularity

At the Beijing Winter Olympics skateboard and snowboard double-threat Ayumu Hirano soared to gold in the men's snowboard halfpipe. His success, among other brilliant results achieved by Japanese athletes in both Beijing and at the Tokyo Summer Games, has helped X-sports popularity explode.

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8 biggest Beijing Olympics controversies

The Winter Games were already fraught from a human rights perspective, and these incidents didn't lift that shadow

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Gold medalist Hirano: 'I gave it my all'

ZHANGJIAKOU, China -- Gold medal-winning snowboarder Ayumu Hirano expressed satisfaction with his performance and gratitude to those who helped him achieve it at a press conference Saturday in Zhangjiakou, China.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

The trick that uncorked a gold-medal run for Hirano

BEIJING -- For Ayumu Hirano, it wasn't a big finish that gave him the gold medal in the men's halfpipe, but the mind-boggling way he started his winning run at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Angry Olympic snowboard champ Hirano demands better judging

Zhangjiakou (China) (AFP) - New Olympic snowboard halfpipe champion Ayumu Hirano says that riders are "putting their lives on the line" but not being scored "accurately", calling for better judging.

AFP

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After five Winter Olympics, American snowboarding superstar Shaun White bids a teary farewell

The greatest snowboarder of all time enters retirement, having been narrowly denied one final glory by athletes he helped inspire using tricks he helped innovate.

ABC News

Winter Olympics: Irate snowboarding commentator destroys judges on air over controversial low score

Todd Richards said panel had ‘grenaded their credibility’ with marks for Ayumu Hirano

The Independent UK

Today at the Winter Olympics: Skeleton woe for GB and mixed fortunes for curlers

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was involved in a doping scandal.

The Independent UK

Farewell to the Flying Tomato: how Shaun White left an Olympic legacy

The pioneering Shaun White bowed out after his fifth Games and in doing so passed the torch to Ayumu Hirano

The Guardian - UK

Ayumu Hirano captures halfpipe gold

BEIJING -- Ayumu Hirano's third Olympic medal came in an even better color than the first two.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Scotty James's snowboard halfpipe gold medal dream at Beijing Olympics ended thanks to magical run from Ayumu Hirano

Scotty James was beaten to Winter Olympics gold by an inspired run from Ayumu Hirano, but is already looking forward to finishing his medal collection in four years' time, armed with the no-longer mythical triple cork.

ABC News

Shaun White waves goodbye to Winter Olympics but spirit lives on in Ayumu Hirano

The legendary snowboarder bowed out with a fourth-place finish in the halfpipe but the legacy he leaves behind was illustrated by an exciting new generation

The Independent UK

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Tearful Snowboard Legend White Misses Olympic Medal in Farewell

An emotional Shaun White said there was "no agony, just happiness" after the snowboard legend missed out on a medal at the Beijing Olympics on Friday in his farewell appearance. The three-time Olympic champion from the United States finished fourth in the men's halfpipe, falling on his third and final…

AFP

Hirano harnesses anger to win Olympic halfpipe gold

Zhangjiakou (China) (AFP) - Japan's Ayumu Hirano turned anger into Olympic gold on Friday, shrugging off a perceived injustice to win the Beijing Games men's snowboard halfpipe title with a dramatic final ride.

The Canadian Press

Olympics Live: Germany has 1st Olympic skeleton champion

BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics:

AFP

Emotional snowboard legend White misses Olympic medal in farewell

Zhangjiakou (China) (AFP) - Retiring American snowboard legend Shaun White missed out on a halfpipe medal at the Beijing Olympics on Friday in his final competition, finishing fourth, as Japan's Ayumu Hirano claimed gold.

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Shaun White finishes fourth in snowboard halfpipe as his prolific Olympic career comes to a close

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Shaun White lifted his helmet off, the red hair that made him famous much shorter than it once was. He waved his black helmet to the crowd, lifted his hand and nodded his head.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Japanese halfpipe snowboarder Ayumu Hirano wins gold after NBC broadcasters rant over baffling score

Justice!!!

The Independent UK

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

AFP

Retiring snowboard legend White misses medal as Hirano wins halfpipe gold

ABC News

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.

AAP

James takes silver in Olympic halfpipe

Australian snowboarder Scotty James has won silver in the Olympic halfpipe behind Japan's Ayumu Hirano.

The Guardian - US

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

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