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February 9, 2014 02:41 am GMT
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Shaun White's Olympic Slopestyle Bailout: Prudent or Selfish?
Team USA's Sage Kotsenburg won the first snowboard slopestyle gold medal in Winter Olympics history on Saturday afternoon in Sochi. Kotsenburg's underdog victory, earning him the first gold medal of the 2014 games, came over a talented field including Mark McMorris of Canada and Norway's Staale Sandbech
Not in the field: American megastar and marketing powerhouse Shaun White, who dropped out of the slopestyle competition earlier this week after tweaking his wrist in a practice run on Sochi's difficult course
Many see White's late cancellation as a prudent play to focus on the halfpipe contest (in which he's heavily favored). But others see a selfish move by a big-time icon at the expense of younger, hungrier snowboarders Read more...
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