Shaun White, the snowboarding legend, landed back-to-back 1440s in his final run to claim the gold medal. After holding the early lead, he had slipped to second behind Ayumu Hirano of Japan.
On his winning run, White soared high above the pipe, ran off a run of staggeringly difficult tricks and landed them all. The result, a 97.75, won him his third gold medal. Full coverage: here.
Slalom Delayed
Mikaela Shiffrin will have to wait to start going for gold as the women’s slalom was delayed until Friday because of high winds.