Thaindian News

By Meena Kar
Jan 31, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Shaun White once again proved that when it comes to Winter X Games, he is still the best in snow boarding. He emerged as the fourth straight winner of the superpipe crown in the Winter X Games gold. However, the 24 year old not only proved his snow boarding tactics, but also gained attention because of his marvelous sense of dressing.

Shaun White went ahead with oodles of confidence, wearing a black leather jacket and a pair of skintight pants. As he started his performance, people left left awestruck by his aerial somersaults. He performed his signature double McTwist 1260, where he jumps into the air inverted, and then rotates three and a half times, to finally land again. Performing on Buttermilk Mountain, he grabbed an overwhelming score of 97.33. With the score, he defeated Scotty Lago, followed by the second runner up, Louie Vito. Shaun White was quite determined to win this competition and supersede Scotty Lago. He said that he knew that the best way to put his score behind him was by landing his best trick and fortunately, the trick of McTwist 1260 worked in his favor. After the victory, he felt happy as now things are once again in his pocket.

This is his first big competition, after the Olympics, where he tried this deadly trick. Many people were actually waiting for him to perform this signature move. However, he also said that his main competitor, Scotty Lago was equally good and he was quite impressed with his performance. On the other hand, Scotty Lago also appreciated the winner and said that his performance was deadly and therefore, he deserved this great score.