Shaun White did it.
White needed a flawless final run to overtake Ayumu Hirano for the gold medal in the men’s halfpipe at the Olympics in PyeongChang, and he nailed it.
White entered his final run staring at a potential silver medal finish, as his high score of 94.25 from his first run was surpassed by Hirano’s 95.25 on the Japanese snowboarder’s second run.
White, who went last, delivered with a score of 97.75 to win the gold medal. He knew after he had completed his run to near perfection that he had won the gold, and he was right.
REDEMPTION FOR SHAUN WHITE!
HE WINS GOLD on his final run in men's snowboard halfpipe! #BestOfUS #WinterOlympics https://t.co/E1XuTKbGvd pic.twitter.com/b4Yn2jVVGN
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 14, 2018
NBC’s cameras then showed White celebrating after his score was announced. He was extremely emotional and crying tears of joy.
IT'S ENOUGH!! SHAUN WHITE WINS THE GOLD! #PyeongChang2018 #TeamUSA pic.twitter.com/qx3caT572q
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) February 14, 2018
We're not crying, you're crying. #WinterOlympics #BestOfUS pic.twitter.com/nCc69b6VvN
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 14, 2018
no, you're crying pic.twitter.com/xNkB42e5Te
— nick (@nick_pants) February 14, 2018
Shaun White celebrating with his parents is what it's all about. pic.twitter.com/hux8rdNi2H
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) February 14, 2018
The gold medal marked redemption for White, who won gold in the Olympics in 2006 and 2010 but missed out on a medal in the halfpipe in 2014 at Sochi.
