Olympic snowboarder Shaun White may be extreme, but he's also extra cautious
The two-time Winter Olympics gold medalist announced on Wednesday that he will not participate in the new slopestyle event in Sochi, citing a "potential risk of injury" as his reason. White's announcement was included as a statement given to Today.
Instead, White will focus exclusively on the half-pipe competition, in which he has earned gold medals the past two years.
In the slopestyle event, competitors perform a handful of tricks on a course that includes rails, boxes and jumps. It is new to the Winter Olympics this year; the event starts on Thursday Read more...
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