White wins back to back Gold in Halfpipe

American snowboarder Shaun White won gold, defending his 2006 title, on Wednesday night in Vancouver, according to the Star Tribune.  White was on top of the podium after the first run with a score of 46.8 out of a possible 50.  He sat at the top of the pipe for a minute contemplating if he was going to do his second run after learning he had already won gold.  When he went through with his second run he brought his score up to 48.4.  An unforgettable victory lap. He donned his dangerous Double McTwist 1260, recently renamed the Tomahawk, in his final run which only Shaun White has yet to land.

Scotty Lango, also from the U.S., won the bronze medal.  USA Today reporting that this is the third winter Olympics in which United States has won multiple medals in halfpipe snowboarding.  The silver medal went to Peetu Piiroinen of Finlad wtih a score of 45 out of 50, coming in just under Shaun's first run score.

The United States won three more gold medals in the 2010 Winter Olympics Wednesday.