Shaun White proved once again that he is truly the best snowboarder in the world by blowing away the men's freestyle event. He performed a trick that has never been done before, probably mastered at his private half-pipe in Colorado. On his first run he scored a 46, and on his second he got an unbelievable 48.
(Notice the snow pants designed to look like jeans. These are so convincing that I first thought they could just throw on a pair of jeans and go compete in the Olympics!)These Olympics have been a success for White, but things have gone terribly wrong for Lindsey Jacobellis, a favorite in women's snowboard cross. After the disaster in Torino, Jacobellis was determined to come back and win a gold in Vancouver. She got to the gold medal round, and then her Olympics came to a close when she swerved out of control and ran into one of the flags.
Lindsey Vonn made history last night when she won the gold medal in women's downhill skiing. This is the first time that an American woman has won the gold in this event and her first Olympic gold. Despite the course being extremely icy and bumpy (and a recently injured shin that had her questioning if she could even compete), Vonn made it to the finish in 1:44:19. Her amazing time couldn't be beat, and the US took home yet another gold.
The US Women's Hockey Team continued their winning streak yesterday when they beat Russia 13-0. Their most competent opponent will definitely be rival Canada, who we will most likely meet in the gold medal round.
The Men's Hockey Team is also doing very well, and I am really looking forward to the gold medal round, which will probably be USA vs. Canada.
GO USA!
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