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White Repeats Halfpipe Gold Mancuso Charges to 2 All Four Riders VANCOUVER 2010 February 18 , 2010 White Repeats Halfpipe Gold Shaun White (Carlsbad, CA) had already secured his second straight Olympic gold medal, but that didn't stop him from stomping one last epic run for the fans Wednesday night in the Cypress Mountain halfpipe - including his patented Double Events February 19 McTwist 1260. "It was everything I had dreamed of," White said 10:00 a.m. after his astronomical score of 48.4. "Honestly, the dreams I've M Ski Jump, LH had matched this." U.S. teammate Scott Lago (Seabrook, NH) Qualifying took home the bronze with a score of 42.8. 11:30 a.m. nd M Alpine, SG Mancuso Charges to 2 Silver 1:00 p.m. W Cross Country, 15K Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) charted a courageous line 3:45 p.m. through Thursday afternoon's slalom run to earn her second silver M/W Skeleton, Finals in two events at these 2010 Games. Her three career Olympic 4:45 p.m. medals tie Bode Miller (Franconia, NH) for the most ever by a U.S. Ice Dancing skier. Maria Riesch (Germany) won super combined gold after rival and first-run leader Lindsey Vonn (Vail CO) hooked her tip around a gate and crashed. "That was the best victory run of my life. On this world stage, why not All Four Riders Qualify for Finals deliver something spectacular? I feel All four US riders advanced to the semifinals in women’s snowboard like I came all the way to Canada, I talked about this trick so much, halfpipe after qualifying rounds . Leading the US contingent wa s Kelly (poured) blood sweat and tears to Clark (Mt. Snow, Vt.), who was second with a score of 45.4, just 0.4 land it, and there it was." behind Torah Bright of Australia. Hannah Teter (Belmont, Vt.) was fourth -Shaun White with a 42.7; Gretchen Bleiler (Aspen, Colo.) fifth with a 40.2 and Elena Two-time Gold Medalist Hight (South Lake Tahoe, Calif.) eighth with a 37.9. Ilanaaq- The Emblem of the XXI Games Weather Forecast For centuries, the Inuit The Vancouver 2010 Over time, the people of Canada’s emblem is a inukshuk has become Sunny Arctic stacked rock in contemporary a symbol of hope and human form to create interpretation of the friendship, an High: 46°F the inukshuk, a inukshuk. It is called expression of the resolute guidepost Ilanaaq which is the hospitality of a nation Low: 32°F that provided direction Inuktitut word for that warmly welcomes across the vast friend. the people of the horizons of the North. world with open arms. VANCOUVER 2010 A Golden Legacy History was made at the 1948 Olympic Winter Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland. A week before her 29 birthday, Gretchen Fraser became the first American to win an Olympic gold medal for skiing. Not only did Fraser win the prestigious gold in the women's slalom event, she also took home the silver in the women's combined. Andrea Mead Lawrence was the first American alpine skier to win two Olympic gold medals at a Winter Olympics. She was only 19 years old when she won the gold in both slalom and giant slalom at the 1952 Olympic Winter Games in Oslo, Norway. At the 1984 Olympic Winter Games in Sarajevo, William Johnson became the first American to take home Olympic gold for downhill skiing. When asked befo re the race if he would finish in the top three, Johnson replied, "top three? I think I'll finish in the top one." Johnson made Team Van Schedule good on his prediction, racing to the finish -line in 1 minute and 45.59 seconds to bring home the historic gold. Friday February 19, 2010 Pleas e check with hospitality for possible schedule changes 7:00 a.m. Hospitality Suite Opens 10:15 a.m. Transportation to Whistler Creekside 11:30 a.m. Men's Super G 1:30 p.m. Return to Four Seasons, Whistler 2:00 p.m. Lunch, Skiing, Free Time 6:30 p.m. Farewell Dinner at La Rua in Whistler 9:00 p.m. U.S. Ski Team House Celebration Today in History Feb. 18 1885: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published. 1930: Pluto is discovered by American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh. 1953: The first 3-D movie, Bwana Devil , opens in New York. 1960: The 8th Winter Olympic Games are formally opened in Squaw Vall ey, Calif., by Vice President Richard M. Nixon 2 .
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