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Feb 18, 2010, 07:54 PM // 19:54
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rattus rattus
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: London, UK GMT±0 ±1hr DST
Guild: [GURU]GW [wiki]GW2
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Shaun White
Hey, i thought this place was full of American sports fanatics - where's the love for the Flying Tomato?
His first run in the finals was great - nothing too spectacular, but it set a mark that none of the other competitors could match. When it came to his final run, he'd already won gold, so there was no pressure. What a run. Not perfect, sure - but the best ever score in the event's short olympic history. He even finished his run with a double McTwist 1260, just because. The guy's in a league of his own.
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Feb 18, 2010, 08:10 PM // 20:10
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Massachusetts, USA
Guild: Guardians of the Cosmos
Profession: R/Mo
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A nice guy and most likely a multi-millionaire as well.
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Feb 18, 2010, 08:25 PM // 20:25
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Mar 2008
Profession: W/
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Feb 19, 2010, 01:09 AM // 01:09
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Never Too Old
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests
Guild: Order of First
Profession: W/R
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Snoggie means nothing too spectacular for Shawn White. He was saving the new stuff for his second if needed. It wasn't, but he did it anyways. He's a great showman. And, yes, he is most likely a multi-millionaire from his endorsements that have been going on for years. Both the types of gold are well deserved.
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Feb 19, 2010, 04:43 AM // 04:43
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Major-General Awesome
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Aussie Trolling Crew HQ - Event Organiser and IRC Tiger
Guild: Ex Talionis [Law], Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] ̖̊̋̌̍̎̊̋&#
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If only he wasn't red-headed, he might be accepted in society.
Oh well.
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Feb 19, 2010, 07:12 AM // 07:12
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Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: West Coast
Profession: W/
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His runs were epic. He got a well deserved gold. What i was bummed about was Louie Vito. He had a great second run and would have had a metal if he had a cleaner straight air.
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Feb 19, 2010, 09:17 AM // 09:17
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are we there yet?
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: in a land far far away
Guild: guild? I am supposed to have a guild?
Profession: Rt/
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it was pretty cool to watch that on tv....now all those kids who do skate boarding and stuff and something they can do for their country .......it was fun to watch though----
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Feb 19, 2010, 05:47 PM // 17:47
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rattus rattus
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: London, UK GMT±0 ±1hr DST
Guild: [GURU]GW [wiki]GW2
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It's strange that snowboarding is a fully accepted olympic sport, yet skateboarding has never got a look in. I seem to recall that Shaun White was coached by Tony Hawk in that field.
(Oh, and it was very amusing to hear a BBC commentator getting embarrassed by snowboard lingo last night. One of the women halfpipe competitors "pulled off a truck driver stiffy" and he had to say "er, that isn't at all what it sounds like"  )
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Feb 20, 2010, 01:37 AM // 01:37
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Somewhere between the Real World and Tyria ;P
Guild: The Gothic Embrace [Goth]
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Pre- do
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Feb 20, 2010, 06:14 PM // 18:14
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Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Under Your bed
Guild: Team Mercenary [HaTe]
Profession: D/Mo
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He was amazing in the olymipcs, Apollo Ohno too, GO TEAM USA!!!
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Feb 20, 2010, 08:38 PM // 20:38
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rattus rattus
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: London, UK GMT±0 ±1hr DST
Guild: [GURU]GW [wiki]GW2
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Hey, at least Team GB rules at throwing women down a mountain on a tea tray
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Feb 21, 2010, 12:06 AM // 00:06
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Southern California
Guild: Charter Vanguard [CV]
Profession: Me/Rt
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He stills looks like a woman.
/flamesuit But epicly talented. 
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