Snowboarder Shaun White, the face of modern winter sports, closed out his Olympic career Friday in Beijing without adding another medal to his collection.
White, in fourth place in the third run, landed a 1440 but fell on the next trick, ending his chances at a medal in what he has said are his final Games.Japan’s Ayumu Hirano scored 96 to take gold, overtaking Australia’s Scotty James, who won silver. Switzerland’s Jan Scherrer took bronze.“A lot of emotions hitting me right now. There’s the cheer of the crowd and some kind words from my fellow competitors at the bottom,” White said. “I’m so happy.
He added Friday during an interview on NBC's "TODAY" that competing in his last run was "bittersweet." “I wished my final run was a little more outstanding, you know I still had some tricks to do and I was so close to the podium,” White said. “But you know if I would have gotten third, I would have wanted second, If I had gotten second, I would have wanted first.”
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