Flying Tomato squashes Vonn-couver in earnings stakes
Step forward the top earning athlete at these Winter Olympics… Not so fast, Lindsey Vonn! According to Forbes, the two athletes in a high-rolling class of their own are Shaun White — the Flying Tomato...
View ArticleSnowboarding, freestyle now the main Olympic events
Snowboarding and freestyle skiing have been the heart and soul of these Winter Olympic Games. While we’re waiting for Shaun White to tell us about his fantastic gold medal in the halfpipe, here’s what...
View ArticleWinter Games: picture of the day
Reuters North America news pictures editor Gary Hershorn writes of this Mike Blake shot of snowboard halfpipe winner Shaun White: Context and perspective are the key to this picture, which gives a...
View ArticleShaun’s White House ambition
Shaun White is free for dinner with Barack Obama, as you can see by clicking on the video above (or the headline first if you are on the home page). How will the president respond?
View ArticleLay down the run! And update your Olympic lingo
In the skiing and snowboarding events at the Olympic Games these days, we have many a super athlete giving us mere mortals lessons in linguistics. It’s actually sick, in modern terms that is. Sick...
View ArticleIf you want to get ahead, get a canoe
Debbie Charles writes: If we needed any more proof that these Winter Olympics are more like the Spring Games, just look at what snowboarder Shaun White did the day before his amazing gold medal...
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