With a break in the cloudiness that had been Breckenridge for the last week, the sunshine popped out to welcome in the first Superpipe contest of the year. In the car ride up to the hill, the sun was just breaking through the icy crust that had formed overnight and everyone knew that it was time to turn it on.
"Look at that thing, it looks perfect! Let's do this!" said Shaun on the way up. "I can't wait!"
As practice got under way and the 12-person field saw what Shaun's run was looking like, they all stopped to take it in. Taking a note from his previous day's qualifying high score of a 96, he kicked off his Finals run with an insanely huge backside rode. Everyone stopped, hiking to watch as his practice run became perfected. The cards were down as the Finals got underway.
Shaun dropped into his first of two runs and everyone watched as he blasted out of his first hit in a huge backside rodeo. But he drifted a bit too far down the tranny, held the landing compression with some sort of Herculean strength that only he could, but his momentum was gone and the run was good but not perfect. Shaun wanted perfect.
Sitting atop the Superpipe waiting for the rest of the field to finish one by one the lead changed and soon enough it was Danny Davis sitting in first and Shaun White was the last one left to drop. Everyone knew that Shaun needed to be perfect...and he was. Blasting bigger than he had gone all day, Shaun settled the backside rodeo with flawless perfection, setting him up into a run that only he could put down. Backside rodeo, to backside 900 to frontisde 1080 to cab 1080 to huge frontside 540 stale to McTwist to end it.
It was a hell of a run, and it had been perfect. It was going to be close and when the scores came in, Shaun was just under Danny Davis by a few tenths of a point. But there was nothing else that could be done, Shaun stomped his run and came away from the weekend with a great finish and in even better shape for the overall title hunt, finishing 1st in Slopestyle and 2nd in Superpipe.
No doubt though Shaun will be looking for first come the Dew Tour's next stop in Mt. Snow, VT on Jan. 8-10.
As practice got under way and the 12-person field saw what Shaun's run was looking like, they all stopped to take it in. Taking a note from his previous day's qualifying high score of a 96, he kicked off his Finals run with an insanely huge backside rode. Everyone stopped, hiking to watch as his practice run became perfected. The cards were down as the Finals got underway.
Shaun dropped into his first of two runs and everyone watched as he blasted out of his first hit in a huge backside rodeo. But he drifted a bit too far down the tranny, held the landing compression with some sort of Herculean strength that only he could, but his momentum was gone and the run was good but not perfect. Shaun wanted perfect.
Sitting atop the Superpipe waiting for the rest of the field to finish one by one the lead changed and soon enough it was Danny Davis sitting in first and Shaun White was the last one left to drop. Everyone knew that Shaun needed to be perfect...and he was. Blasting bigger than he had gone all day, Shaun settled the backside rodeo with flawless perfection, setting him up into a run that only he could put down. Backside rodeo, to backside 900 to frontisde 1080 to cab 1080 to huge frontside 540 stale to McTwist to end it.
It was a hell of a run, and it had been perfect. It was going to be close and when the scores came in, Shaun was just under Danny Davis by a few tenths of a point. But there was nothing else that could be done, Shaun stomped his run and came away from the weekend with a great finish and in even better shape for the overall title hunt, finishing 1st in Slopestyle and 2nd in Superpipe.
No doubt though Shaun will be looking for first come the Dew Tour's next stop in Mt. Snow, VT on Jan. 8-10.
hey what brand is the baffulo plaid jacket shaun is wearing and wear can i get 1, also your alsome bro keep up the good work.
dude, u r my hero, i wish i could meet u, u just barely beat kevin pearce!!!!!!!!!! u freakin rock!!!!
thats right son go from 7th to first thats how we do come out on top burton forever 08 an 09 gold medalist
Dude you are an absolute god! your game is pure genius! keep up the good work!
Makes me want to snowboard - sweet stuff Shaun!
gitterdone shawny u rock
hey shaun, i was never interested in snowboarding before i saw you in the olympics and now i snowboard like every chance i get... and your new game in gnarly i love it i play it like whenever im bored and not snowboarding. thanks for inspiring me. <3
dude!! i just went boarding today, and u were my whole inpspiration! and, just letting you know, you're new game is epic!i was soo stoked to try it out. have a great 2009, and keep rock'n!
shaun!, u are soo sick dude!! wen ever i go boarding you r my inspiration!!! Kudos to you on every thing and have a sweet 2009!!! a fellow ginger, Andye :)
Hey shaun, i hade a dream about you. we was best friends and some other guys( i thinks that was your friends) go snowboarding together!! it was sooooo fun! And then i alert and was sooo sad that the fun was over! hope next time we go skateboarding! hope i see you! from a friend( okey i whant to be friend but i am not) what did i say? I AM YOUR FRIEND! yeah, i am your friend! Filip/fliper!
Man shaun your the coolest! I've been to every x game, seen you rip it up, i watched the movie First Decent, and dude i snowboard and skateboard cause of you, your my idol, your the bomb man, don't stop. A star like you might and proabley wont but if you'll send me an e-mail at skitskat3@aim.com. Thanks! and good luck
WAssup!!!! U rock bro!!! I'm writing a phase biography on you. I'll tell u my grade l8r. U rock i want to start snowboarding and I need some tips. E-mail me at austinpearman@spotteddogsoftware.net
hi shun your my idol you are the reason i started snowboarding your fan, jake
Yo shaune im goin up to vt mount snow on saterday i want ur atograph i got ur game please email me ur amazing and the coolest My email is crazyjulianp@aol.com good luck!!!!!!!
Hey shaun man. your my idol bro im doing a 12 page paper on you for my final im going to grad and tis going to be because of you thanks man i hope to meet you one day
Hey Shaun, Best of luck in the 2009 season! YOU ROCK!!
hey!!!! haha tht scary robot thing almost got me!
Hey i love you hope to see you at mt snow. Right now im hanging out at seasons at mt snow. I heard that you were staying close by. Come down to the sports center if you are staying at seasons thats just a rumor that you are staying here. Im your biggest fan. Love ya
Saw you out at Park City today, good luck this weekend!
WILL YOU BE AT MOUNT SNOW FOR THE DEW TOUR FROM JNAN. 8-11 !??? i hope so=[ im dyinn to see you beast it up in personn
HI SHAUN!!!! YOU ROCKS!!!!YOU ROCKS!!!!YOU ROCKS!!!!YOU ROCKS!!!!YOU ROCKS!!!!YOU ROCKS!!!!YOU ROCKS!!!!YOU ROCKS!!!!YOU ROCKS!!!!YOU ROCKS!!!!YOU ROCKS!!!!YOU ROCKS!!!!YOU ROCKS!!!!YOU ROCKS!!!!YOU ROCKS!!!!YOU ROCKS!!!!YOU ROCKS!!!!YOU ROCKS!!!!YOU ROCKS!!!!YOU ROCKS!!!!YOU ROCKS!!!! i can say this holday but you mabye don't like it? but remember YOU ROCKS!!!!
i have go snowboarding to day!!!! it was really fun! and im just crach before i do a big air :( ! (but i don't know if it should been a big air?) yeah. and i hope i see you someday!!!!
Yo Shaun! Thanks for the opportunity on Sunday. it was Hella fun. See ya at Dew Tour Northstar in February! Hey I'll be sending you one of my awesome snowman sculptures soon. So look foreward to it!!
Yo Shaun! Thanks for the opportunity on Sunday. it was Hella fun. See ya at Dew Tour Northstar in February!
YOUR VIDEOS ARE AWSOME BIG FAN CHRISTOPHER
CAN I HAV YOUR EMAIL ADDRES YOUR GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODLIKE HOLY COW I WANT TO BE AS GOOD AS YOU BIG FAN CHRISTOPHER
Happy New Year, Shaun! I'd wish you luck for next week, but....you don't need it. Just tell them to meet you at the podium with the gold. Gotta go, my beer is getting hot & Robbie's getting ready to ride. P.S. Awesome Whitebird. Ya' like? Kacie~
heyy Shaun that was a sick sunday snowboarding with you! Thanxx SOOO much, it was one of the best days i have EVER had! If you guys are ever in Oregon hit me up and we should go! Thanxx again!!!!!!
i get to do a book report on you for english but my teacher doesnt know who you are you should come by my school so i can do it :)
hey shaun i got in to snowboarding because of you and skills and one day i wanna be just like you your the best snowboarder i have ever seen.Also i might go to the dew tour when it gos to Vermont because i live in New Hampshire hope you do good a the winter x games because u always do good luck in vermont.
Yo White Coco, Keep up the hard work as a professional and make all of us footballer proud of the special skills you have. It's nice to see other guys in different sports arena's putting it down and doing good things. Rep your hood in the upcoming Vermont and in the Winter X Games. Would most def like to see you up in Van city BC. Been retired from Pro-Football for four years now and my next love is Boarding....and guess who got me to start hitting the hills?..Yep watching you gave me the itch and now I'm doing my thing but nothing like what you do..lol..Maybe one day pimp. Get at me if you ever in the hood. Byron Vancouver BC
Hey Shaun, Wishing you and your very cool bunch Happy Holidays! Keep bringing all that you have to boarding. It's an inspiration to us all and we're lucky to see that. I hope you continue to leave your comment post up. jon martin and dick lover wll probably be at the clinic getting tested for STDs while you are out achieving goals and making your own money. Rock on!
The jacket "Noble Gentleman Jackets, small,white plaid" is soooooooooooo nice!! i whant's it but i don't have enough money!!!! an SHAUN WHITE im a really big fan! and i hope im the biggets fan!!!!
DEAR SHAUN-TA CLAUS: All I wanted for Christmas was a blue skate monster toss pillow....Not for sale?! Tease. 12/21 comment sounds ominous. Hope all is well. Most excellent performance (as always) @Breck...Kudos! .....when are you going to host SNL? That would be awesome. Behave this New Year's Eve. (Not) Kacie~ (I reiterated for maximum effect)
SHAUN LEFT A COMMENT ON 12/21, STATING THAT HE HAS "BAD NEWS." IT WILL BE IN HIS NEXT VIDEO. COULD IT BE HE IS SHUTTING DOWN THE COMMENT POST DUE TO ALL OF THE SUPERCILIOUS MORONS & THEIR VILE, EXTRANEOUS SPEW? ONE MIGHT HAVE ENOUGH COMMON SENSE TO REALIZE THAT S.W. DOES HAVE YOUNGER FANS THAT VISIT THIS SIGHT THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE EXPOSED TO FILTHY DRIBBLE. GENERATE SOME TACT , EARN YOUR OWN MONEY & WHILE YOUR AT IT, LEARN TO SPELL CORRECTLY!!!!......JEALOUSY IS SO PATHETIC. ****DEEPEST APOLOGIES S.W. FOR BEING PRESUMPTUOUS. I'M 43 & EVEN I'M OFFENDED. HOPE I AM WRONG. STILL WANT THAT BSM TOSS PILLOW.~ Kacie~
You are the best. Up with snowboard. Come soon in Bologna!
Shaun, Not sure you get to read this - I probably would'nt. Wanted to say thank you for several things: We just returned from Breckenridge (my wife and two sons). When we arrived last Friday, we had an hour and a half wait downstairs at Eric's (as usual). During our wait, my son colored you a picture and wrote on the back "My name is Addison Joy and I am the maker of this pcture. If you are Shaun White, I want you to know that You Rock! He forgot it at the lodge last Saturday morning when you were kind enough to allow us a picture during lunch. I think I may have been the only one who asked for a photo opp. Thank you for making his day - he was stoked! Still is. Thank you for remaining a positive influence on the kids who look up to you. I recall preparing for the pro circuit for Powell Peralta, Tracker Trucks, and Gadzook's in 89', I lost my nerve after blowing out my knee...I recall who I was then and I'm not sure I would have made a good role model if I had gone pro. Merry Christmas - and thanks for just being you. P.S. If you could manage to autograph the coloring someday - he's holding on to it for the next time you meet. We will be in Tahoe next weekened - powder looking much improved there lately.
hey shaun whats up nice job whith the compatition
i remember seeing you in the us open in 93 or 94 you were riding for yellow bus. you were very impressive back then and now my kids snowboard in bretton woods nh and I tell them the stories of how i saw you riding in the half pipe and they are inspired by you..especially my son.keep on ridin my man you have been an inspiration for us all.
hey i heard you were in vail skiing the midtern mile and ran into lance rose thats pretty cool my dad and his dad are good friends and he told me about it
Shaun! This weekend was incredible man, I mean first you blew away with the Slopestyle, having two great runs. Then you got second in Superpipe, which I believed you should have won, and by your expression you looked like you felt the same. I mean the judges were scoring weird the whole day. No one broke Lago's score until the second runs came around. That shows the judges definitely messed something up. Even though you didn't win man, great weekend, and you'll definitely come back for vengeance in the next stop at Vermont. Even though you probably don't even read this, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year man. Good Luck in the next stop at Vermont and in the Winter X Games.
Hey Shaun, Wishing you a very Merry Christmas! Congrats to you on all your success, You are the god of snowboarding! Lots of Love...........<3