BuzzFeed - The heavily favored snowboarding icon comes in fourth place. Shaun White, the 27-year-old two-time gold medalist who was expected to dominate the snowboarding halfpipe competition, failed today to even medal in the event. It was White's only competition at the Olympics, and he'll now leave Sochi empty-handed. Mike Blake / Reuters It was a doomed effort from the beginning... AP Photo/Jae C. Hong On his first of two runs, White attempted a "Yolo" and wiped out, sliding down the halfpipe on his back. AP Photo/Andy Wong He tried to follow up the failed trick with a "double-cork," but again wound up slamming into the edge of the wall and falling flat. Lucas Jackson / Reuters View Entire List âº
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