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VIDEO: Check out Shaun White’s gold-winning halfpipe run

PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 14: Gold medalist Shaun White of the United States shows his emotion during the victory ceremony for the Snowboard Men's Halfpipe Final on day five of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics at Phoenix Snow Park on February 14, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

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Credit: David Ramos

PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 14: Gold medalist Shaun White of the United States shows his emotion during the victory ceremony for the Snowboard Men's Halfpipe Final on day five of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics at Phoenix Snow Park on February 14, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
By Juliakate E Culpepper
Feb 14, 2018

Headed into his third run, United State’s snowboarder Shaun White was in second place Tuesday night behind Japan’s Ayumu Hirano with a score of 95.25.

What happened next was gutsy.

White recorded a near-perfect 97.75 on his final run which included consecutive 1440s and earned his third Olympic gold medal in the men’s halfpipe.

White’s final run and his emotional interview after the run can be watched below:

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