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Shaun White was born on September 3, 1986 in San Diego, California. He is a two time Olympic Gold Medalist in the snowboard halfpipe. One medal was in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. After his first run in qualifications, he was almost out of competition, scoring only 37.7 out of 50. Although he had a difficult start, he was able to win gold with the highest score ever given. In the 2010 Olympics, White won gold once again, with a new trick he called "The Tomahawk", the Double Mctwist 1260. Lindsey Caroline Vonn** Lindsey Vonn was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota on October 18, 1984 (currently 25). Lindsey first skiied at age 2. In later years, she attended the University of Minnesota and married Thomas Vonn in 2007. In her first Olympics in 2002, she competed in slalom and combined. In the 2002 Olympics, she was unable to win any medals but placed 6th in combined. In her second Olympics (2006), she had a major accident while training, giving her a bruised hip. Along with the 2002 Olympics, she did not recieve a medal and placed eighth in one of her events. Although she did not recieve a medal, she was given the U.S. Olympic Spirit Award. In the 2010 Olympics, she was set to do five events. She strugged with a bruised shin, but ultimately decided to compete. She recieved gold in downhill and a bronze in the super-G. Information fron: []
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