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Shaun White starting new halfpipe league in hopes of increasing prizes, visibility for action sports
Read full article: Shaun White starting new halfpipe league in hopes of increasing prizes, visibility for action sportsShaun White is starting a season-long halfpipe league that will offer $1.5 million in prizes in hopes of pulling together what has long been a spread-out, confusing action-sports calendar.
Jolie, Salonga, Chloe Kim glam up state dinner for SKorea
Read full article: Jolie, Salonga, Chloe Kim glam up state dinner for SKoreaActor Angelina Jolie, home improvement duo Chip and Joanna Gaines and Olympian Chloe Kim are among scores of people from politics, business, sports and entertainment who gathered at the White House for a black-tie dinner with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.
For Asian American women, Olympics reveal a harsh duality
Read full article: For Asian American women, Olympics reveal a harsh dualityAcross two pandemic Olympics set in Asian countries, Asian American woman fronting the Games have encountered a whiplashing duality — prized on the global stage for their medal-winning talent, buffeted by the escalating crisis of racist abuse at home.
With Olympics waiting, White climbs the podium in Laax
Read full article: With Olympics waiting, White climbs the podium in LaaxShaun White finished third at the Laax Open in Switzerland, marking his first podium finish since he won his third Olympic gold medal in 2018 and all but cementing his spot at next month’s games in Beijing.
White finishes 8th, ticket still unpunched for 5th Olympics
Read full article: White finishes 8th, ticket still unpunched for 5th OlympicsShaun White will have to wait at least one more week to get an inside track on a trip to his fifth Olympics after an eighth-place finish at the season’s first qualifying event.