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Pékin, China - Russian teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance, Beijing Olympics testers confirmed Friday, while American snowboarding legend Shaun White finished an agonising fourth in his final appearance.
Today in a nutshell: We said farewell to Shaun White, Lara Gut-Behrami finally got a medal, Nils van der Poel smashed a world record and Irene Schouten is hopefully having a nice rest after destroying the field in the speed skating late yesterday
Shaun White waved goodbye to his glittering snowboard career at the Genting Snow Park above Beijing on Friday, after narrowly missing out on a place on his fourth straight Olympic podium.
Japan's Ayumu Hirano soared to gold at the men's snowboard halfpipe final on Friday at the Beijing Games, while a tearful Shaun White said he was thankful for his final run despite just missing out on the podium in his fifth and last Olympics.
When Scotty James announced himself as a snowboarding force by claiming the world No.1 halfpipe ranking during the 2013-14 season, Shaun White was already a two-time Winter Olympic champion.
Australian snowboard star Scotty James has won silver in the Olympic halfpipe.
ZHANGJIAKOU, Hebei: Japan's Ayumu Hirano turned anger into Olympic gold on Friday (Feb 11), shrugging off a perceived injustice to win the Beijing Games men's snowboard halfpipe title with a dramatic final ride.