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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.
By Winni Zhou and Mari Saito
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : American snowboarding legend Shaun White broke down in tears after his last ever competitive run at the Beijing Olympics on Friday, saying he was grateful to be leaving behind a legacy for the next generation of professional riders.
LIVE – Updated at 05:57
Disappointment was mixed with relief as Shaun White brought the curtain down on his stellar Olympic career without picking up a medal. Snowboard halfpipe’s GOAT had high hopes of signing off at the age of 35 with a fourth gold medal. Ad/> It was not to be, as the brilliance was not there and he finished down in fourth behind Ayumu Hirano of Japan.
Hirano Ayumu has brought the men's snowboard halfpipe to a new echelon.
Shaun White finished fourth in his final snowboard contest at the men's halfpipe on Friday morning at the Beijing Olympics, capping a 20-year career that spanned five Olympics while amassing a contest record that might never be eclipsed.