Shawn White Shocker!

On February 11th, at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, people all over the world were completely shocked when two-time olympic gold medalist Shawn White did not metal in the men's halfpipe. Even though Shawn receive amazing scores in the halfpipe qualifying rounds, he placed fourth in the finals. Though loosing took a toll on Shawn, he was nothing but happy for the gold winning snowboarder Iouri Podloantchikov of Switzerland. Born in Russia, at age 25 Iouri won his first ever gold medal in his home land. Although very happy about his amazing achievement, it was bitter-sweet when he knock his idol, Shawn White off the potium. Right after his win Iouri raced over to Shawn giving him a huge hug and thanking him for setting the bar so high and making him want to work so hard. Although he left Sochi without a medal, I don't think we've seen the last of Shawn Whites epic snowboarding. Shawn has a competitive spirit, and a loss in the sport that he loves and has accomplished greatest in will only make him work harder and come back so much stronger next time.