肖恩-怀特 （shaun whit） （滑板滑雪 美国）
bardonecchia, february 12, xx olympic winter games. men's snowboard: shaun white of the united states competes in the halfpipe final.
born: 3 september 1986
birthplace: san diego (united states of america)
nationality: united states of america
sport: skiing
attendance at the olympic games
turin 2006
awards
olympic medals:
gold: 1
a precocious talent
shaun white took up snowboarding at the age of six to copy his older brother. despite some falls, the boy quickly mastered the difficulties of the board, and was taking part in his first amateur competitions barely a year later.
after winning all the events in which he took part, at the age of 13 he became one of the youngest athletes to sign up with a major equipment supplier and turn professional.
by the time he got to turin for the winter games, the young californian was already known world-wide. he had won several snowboarding titles at the winter x-games, as well as most of the major snowboarding competitions. the olympic games were the only event missing from what was already a long list of achievements. shaun therefore trained accordingly so as not to miss this major olympic occasion.
sunday 12 february was the day of the half-pipe competition in bardonecchia. after a fall in the first set of heats, shaun needed to produce a great performance to reach the final. he obtained his place in the final by finishing seventh in the heats, with a score of 45.3.
in the first leg of the final, he showed the full range of his talent, with an array of figures and difficulties in the half-pipe. the judges appreciated his succession of backside air, 1080° and other haakon flips. the snowboarder was awarded the excellent mark of 46.8 points out of a possible 50, and finished in first place.
before starting his second run, shaun saw his opponents’ results and knew that he was already olympic champion. he was able to enjoy the moment to the full, and offer the spectators a splendid display of rotations with great amplitude and style.
below him on the podium were his compatriot, daniel kass, already the silver medallist at the 2002 games in salt lake city, and the reigning world champion, finland’s markku koski.
with this olympic title, at the age of 20, shaun white earned his place among the greats of his discipline. he is also an excellent skateboarder and enjoys surfing when his schedule allows.
生日：1986年9月3日
出生地：圣迭哥，美国
国籍: 美国
项目: 滑板滑雪
参加奥运会时间：
2006年都灵冬季奥运会
奥运成绩:
金牌 1枚
早熟的天才
肖恩-怀特在六岁的时候就随着哥哥一起玩单板滑雪，尽管他经常从空中跌下来，怀特仍然进步神速，很快就掌握了单板滑雪中的一些高难度动作，一年 后，他就开始参加业余滑板比赛了。在赢了他参加的全部比赛后，13岁的怀特与赞助商签约，成为最年轻的职业运动员上。到2006年都灵冬奥会开幕时，怀特 已经成为单板滑雪知名运动员，拿遍了除奥运会冠军以外其他所有的世界冠军。在都灵冬季奥运会单板滑雪第一回合比赛中，怀特充分展现了自己的天分，表演了空 中1080°翻转和其他高难度动作，在50分的满分中，他得到46.8分。第二轮比赛开始前，看到其他运动员的成绩，怀特知道，这枚奥运金牌已经归他所有 了。接下来的比赛中，他尽情的展现自己的技术，奉献给观众精彩的表演，20岁的他也成为单板滑冰项目新的奥运冠军。