White Looks to Catch Teen Sensation Hirano for Olympic Halfpipe Gold

Update: White stands in 11th place after scoring a 35 on this first run. Each snowboarder gets two runs, and a rough first go for most of the 12-man field means second runs are crucial. Japan's 15-year-old sensation Ayumu Hirano scored the highest first-run score with a 90.75Original story below.

When Shaun White dropped out of the Winter Olympics' first ever snowboard slopestyle competition last week, a modest controversy began after other riders criticized his late cancellation as selfish and inconsiderate

But it turns out that won't be the most interesting subplot of Tuesday's men's snowboard halfpipe final. When two-time gold medalist White takes center stage during the men's halfpipe final at 12:30 p.m. ET, he'll do so on a halfpipe Olympians have blasted this week as shoddily built, dangerous and generally "crappy." Read more...