USA Today · Feb 8, 2018
Shaun White just fine with upping ante on Olympic halfpipe
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — Shaun White sat on the couch at home and watched history's best halfpipe contest unfold.
He's planning on making the next contest — the one where they hand out the Olympic gold medal — an even better show.
White said Thursday that he is working on the tricks that Japan's Ayumu Hirano used to win the Winter X Games last month. Hirano became the first person to string together back-to-back 1440-degree jumps in what was widely regarded as the best show ever seen in a halfpipe.
"I'm excited to compete with him," White said. "He's really pushing it, and he did an amazing combination that I'm working on myself. I don't think we've seen my best run."