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Shaun White Lands All-or-Nothing Run to Qualify for Halfpipe Final in Fifth Olympics

Shaun White will have one last chance at an Olympic medal, but he didn't take the easy route.

The snowboarding legend fell on his opening run, leaving him with nearly an hour wait before his do-or-die final shot at the halfpipe final. Not only did White ace his final test, but he threw down a bigger run than he needed, finishing fourth in the qualifying event.

Next up for White: Thursday's final, and maybe a deep breath.

“The Olympics, it doesn't get any bigger,“ White said during the NBC broadcast. “I was feeling that first run.