Think because score is based on current difficulty so as people get better higher score gets more difficult so what he could do was insane compared to his peers
I don't think It so much about newer generations being more talented. I think it is more about having the bounds of what is possible being broken before you get there. Like can't double flip a bike till someone does one flip. It's like building blocks. Newer generations have a bigger foundation of what is possible and can put their unique block on top of the others that were later before. Progressing the sport my friend, progressing the sport.
@@collindillingham5312 which I believe makes them more talented, doesn't take credit away from the stars of the time though Shaun White will always be the GOAT
shredx81 What you fail to realize, the scoring system is relative to a moment in time. If they based the scoring system on future tricks that haven't even happened yet, then you would never see any decent scores. A run that scored 95 in 2006 would probably only earn an 80 by today's standards. Similarly, a run scoring 100 today would only score a 90 at an event 10 years from now. Shaun whites run was a flawless 100 by the standards set at that point in time.
LokiTheNoob Gamer But if you look at the tricks done in the Olympics, he scored a 97 off of back to back 1440's and a double mctwist 1260. Those tricks weren't even thought of in 2012. Those tricks would be a 100 for sure at the x games 2012
The fact that people are doing these runs on the regular nowadays is proof of how much this man, Shaun White, has brought the sport to an absolute different level. He may not be the best right now in terms of abilities, but I don’t think anyone will ever top this man’s legacy and influence on the sport
yes but no one can do this shit at the moment so the scores must progress as well... you can't sit there and say that run was a 75, because that's what it will be in 15 years, we ain't talking bout 15 years, talking now, KID
ThunderAssault The best in history, you're joking right? The name Terje Haakonsen ring any bells? Next time know your snowboard history before you type something ridiculous in the RUclips comment section.
shaun white is legend. even if there will come people who can do better tricks than him, he will always be awesome. he is one of the main reasons why snowboarding became so popular or at least i think so. and to all the haters: u pathetic people! y cant u just be happy that human being can do such awesome things?
Dudes a legend, almost had me in tears when he was talking about Jake Burton at the u.s. open this year, true feelings on show. Two pioneers who made the sport as awesome as it is today.
Everyone needs to stop pointing out the hand drag. They deduct points if you use your hand to support yourself or balance. His hand happened to barely brush the wall because he was planting his landing and because it's not flat like the landing of a kicker
The big give away that you're right, Joseph Johnson , is that when you watch the slow-motion, his hand isn't on the snow nearly long enough for it to be a drag, and he clearly isn't pushing off of it. And in the long run, why does it really matter? He already had first place?
Exactly, He boosted huge off that hit and just had to compress when he landed. As much as I enjoy watching guys like Danny Davis ride, it is a bummer how with Shaun White not really performing at this level anymore, no one seems to go nearly as big as he did.
fo shizzle that's a good point and I shared that thought for a while, but I don't think they judged it with 100 set as the score for a flawless run, I think it's more for the best run ever, one with incredible tricks and no mistakes. Now the bar for 100 is higher, so if anyone get a 100 it is the new best run ever
fo shizzle It was a perfect run. You can’t take off points for the hand because it didn’t drag. He literally did 3 tricks that NO ONE else can do in a row in a single run. The air, the tricks, the speed, and the landing were all perfect
Matt N lmao I have fallen getting off the lift but in my defense, it's cause people be in the dam way and made me trip, standing around like it's a ski lift welcoming party.
I was just thinking about this today. the 900 used to be the biggest thing, now they're doing 1260s and 1440s like its on sale. raising the bar on the body's capabilities. impressive stuff
The first time I saw this I was annoyed they gave him a 100 since he dragged his hand on the last trick, but watching it years later, this is super sick! 99.33. Respect, he was killing it this year.
NOBODY in the world gets air like the flying tomatoe to this day even in 2022. Shows how far ahead of his time he still is. People might do better tricks now a days but they still don't do it with the air and style he did. Deffinetly agree with u tho I remember watching this live as a senior in HS and I told EVERYBODY there's no way physical possible way you can get any better at pipe. There will be a day it caps off because of physics but my God these kids now a days are absolute beasts
i feel like this run pushed the level of pipe snowboarding to the level it's in today . if this run was at the 2015xgames would've get like 92 or 3. :)
Kevin was no rival at this point: Kevin’s story was sad and heartbreaking. Shaun would have been a monster to shun Kevin after what happened. Everyone loved Kevin after what happened to him: it was terrible
This is 2012 !!!!! Shaun White you Undisputedly Pioneered the Shear Extremities of what Might be possible! Dam did you make defying GRAVITY POSSIBLE! I met you in Australia as a 14 year old Snowboarder and we sessioned the Manly Vert Ramp! Mate you are the Biggest inspiration and even as a Aussie Scotty James Fan watching you throw down that Absolutely BEAST RUN AT SOTCHI TO WIN GOLD WAS THE GREATEST SPORTING MOMENT OF MY LIFE! 🥇🏆🥇
considering no one else on the planet could do that run at the time, and no one else on the planet has ever done a run as crazy as that, i think he deserves the 100.
I want to preface this with the confirmation that I'm not trolling. I am legitimately confused and curious. What made this snowboard run so great? I am not really into the world of snowboarding at all, so to me it just looked like he did a lot of spins in the air and landed a little sketchy on the final one. I am used to the X Games having seemingly arbitrary scoring, as I've watched a lot of skateboard, BMX, and motocross stuff from them. But usually I am able to parse out what makes those runs good or bad. This one, I legitimately have no idea. Can someone help me understand? I want to understand! I want to take part in the celebration of this momentous achievement, but I am just kind of sitting on the sideline, extremely confused, why it was considered as such.
The scoring is based on difficulty, execution and style. that run is so good because not only were the spins some of the hardest tricks to do at the time, but he was able to execute them almost perfectly and had a lot of style while doing it.
It's a combination of things, the speed at which he was doing these tricks along with the height and the landings, he wasn't carving (using the edge of his board) after landing to reset his lines or balance himself. He just kept flowing through flawlessly. Even his last landing wasn't as sketchy as it looks in full speed, if you watch in slow mo you'll see that he didnt use his hands to catch himself he was merely compressing (bending his knees) to lower his center of gravity and prevent his ankles from taking the shock of the landing, believe it or not he was going incredibly fast down that pipe. His last two tricks were a double mctwist 1260, and a frontside double cork 1260. At the time this was filmed there we're only 2 other people that could successfully pull off a double mctwist 1260, and no one had ever successfully landed a double cork 1260 in competition before. So not only did he land 2 incredibly difficult tricks (one of which had never been done before) he did them back to back, add in the tricks he did before that, while they were not as difficult as the double cork he executed them perfectly. The judges also took into account that this was a "victory lap" each rider gets 3 runs, you keep you best score of the 3 and the other 2 are thrown out. Sean white happened to be the last one in the lineup to take his runs, so by the time it got to his 3rd and final run he had already won as none of the riders ahead of him bested his score. So in theory he could've just rode down the middle of the super pipe and not done any tricks as he already won, but instead he took a huge risk (if he messed up these tricks at that speed and height he could've seriously injured himself) and nailed this rather difficult line. So that would be why, overall execution and difficulty + the fact that he didnt actually have to do any of these tricks. Hope this helps you understand. Cheers 👍
He's AMAZING on this on the SuperPipe!! The best!!! It Amazes me what he can do on the SuperPipe during the Olympics, or Winter X Games.. I always watch him..
1:05 respect for fellow riders. Kevin Pearce and Shaun white, best of friend who were also once rivals. The date of December 31st 2009 will forever be burned into the snowboarding community. That was a scary day for sure. Also November 21st 2019 will forever be remembered as the day we lost the father of snowboarding.
As far as I am concerned, Shaun White will forever be THE ABSOLUTE BEST. Imagine how many people start snowboarding every year because they saw him and were inspired. If you're hating on him, and you ride, then you may as well shun the sport, because he's making it what it is today and what it will be in the future. Other riders can only build off of him. And even then... he's gonna get the recognition for it :P
I watched tony hawk spend 30mins or so tryna stick a 900, he did and everyone went nuts. This cat shows up an bangs out a 1080 on his first try live on tv! Hes the poster boy for progress in skateboarding, and every other sport he dominates. How do you elevate something already that high!?!
Maybe, but they'll never be as clean or as powerful as Shaun White was at that moment. You can come up with a bigger and crazier trick, but if you don't land them correctly or fall then you're screwed. In the end what counts is the fact that you can land them. And that's why Shaun White is a legend.
gps433fool Never? I somehow doubt it. Tricks like this are gonna be stock for kids half Shaun's age in a few years and with guys like Hirano around, the runs will be just as clean. Take Ipod's YOLO flip for example, it's perfectly clean and bigger than anything Sean can do.
elasdickband027 I agree with you that people will come around and go just as big and bigger than shaun. He's one of the best at the moment, maybe not THE best but he will certainly live on forever. oh btw shaun can land a yolo flip but Iouri KILLED it. amazing to watch that guy
gps433fool Maney ppl said in early 90s when Terje Haakonsen was Champion in 5 X-games, maney ppl who said, will never comes ever one like "Terje", And its did Shaun =))).. After Shaun comes some one new trust me =)).
elasdickband027 Well, maybe one day someone younger and crazier will come around and do the stunts better than Shaun but special people like Shaun come around once in a blue moon... I'm gonna retract my last statement and agree with you on that matter but you gotta admit, Shaun will always be a legend and an inspiration to the new generation. :)
See I completely disagree with what I'm seeing a lot of people saying, I'm watching Pipe Finals right now and this run is still the Gold Standard, always scores mid to high 80's. Difference is Shaun got 6 hits on this and most only get 5 now, also this was 10 YEARS AGO. Go watch his 2018 Gold Medal Olympic run. Nobody and I mean NOBODY is doing what he did even 4 years ago. In that run he did back to back double cork 14's to start his run and finishes it with back to back double mctwist 12's. Nobody progresses the sport like he did, because the only competition besides that little bit with iPod that he had was himself. He still holds the record with 24ft above the pipe, nobody goes as high or spins as fast. Scott James mostly dominates now and still doesn't come close.
When I was about 13, Shawn White came to the halfpipe we used to ride at in Tyrol. He had his sister with him and a few hours later I was kissing his sister behind the trampoline while he was destroying everyone in the halfpipe. Good day for him, great day for me.
I met him when he was 15... I went down behind him on a 17f pipe. Ma-an, then I knew he'd be a champ. I only wondered if he'd go after skateboarding or snowboarding . We-ell, he's excellent at both! Thanx , dude!!! Balls out!
He literally tapped the ice. He didnt drag anything. He was finishing his rotation. Had perfect balance but the halfpipe was just in the way of his hand a bit. He didnt use that hand to support his landing at all.
Big Air is one trick, Super halfpipe its Much more harder then simpel Big air hahahaha.... Shaun White is the Snowboarder king with 25 Gold X-GAMES - 2 Gold Olympic, he is the MASTER
+DiMoNico1981Swe medals don't measure a snowboarder. This is classic spectator opinion. While I can agree with you, that Shaun White is the master at Halfpipe, he doesn't hold a flame to Travis Rice or Jeremy Jones in the back country, McMorris in slope, or Sleepy Stevens in the street. Shaun White is phenomenal at halfpipe and very talented at snowboarding and skateboarding in general, but certainly not the king.
Zac Armstrong i agree with you, for me, the best snowboarders are very huge number =)... For me is Shaun , Terje, Nicolas M, Kevin, Danny , K, Ross P, there so maney outthere =)...
Amazing Snowboarder, no question, but no score in any sport can be deemed absolutely perfect. Sport evolves & becomes increasingly more technical & competitive. If it didn't, then world records wouldn't be smashed at every Olympics in the way they do. If you look at skateboard videos nowadays, the ability of kids nowadays dwarfs most of the 'technical' skateboarding from 15 years ago. Similarly, snowboarding will evolve. Give him a 99.9 by all means, but to award it 100 is to state that it was, subjectively, absolutely perfect & can never, ever be surpassed. It's retarded frankly & cliche of OTT extreme-sport culture.
Everybody has to realize... 1. This was a victory lap so he threw down everything just for fun... He didnt even have to try... 2. This is his 5th consecutive gold medal in superpipe so he needs a little credit for that... 3. In this run he landed all tricks cleanly except for a little shakey on that last trick but if you look at the whole run, the tricks were huge, he had huge air, he looked smooth and effortless the entire time, and he threw down that impossible combo at the end that NO ON
On that night I was watching the Winter X-games, I thought that Heath Frisby's snowmobile front flip was the tops. Then along came Shaun White . . . One more word - WOWWEEWOWWEEWOWWOWWOW!!!!!
On the night of the competition, the run was in pretty bad condition. None of the riders performed at their best - not even I-pod, in my opinion (although the yoloflip was pretty cool). The walls of the half-pipe were icy because of the lack of snowfall, and the present snow was slushy, since the temperatures were higher.
xConman21x Yeah, in sochi they kept snow in a bunker because of this issue. I don't think it was a very good olympics. Shaun White had the highest score of the olympics.
I dont think they scored shaun white just on that run. It was obvioulsy the best run we have ever seen but i think the 100 was a statement on his whole career. he has dominated the superpipe for like 10 years. He deserves to achieve something that is supposed to be impossible.
"That is why this dude is Shaun White"
Commentary at another level.
You can tell that it's this tree, becuase of the way it is.
Jatomic 77 Thats pretty neat
Yea they stayed quite for the good part I applaud them.
At least they weren’t obnoxious
peter Enis before boomer
And here i am in 2021 seeing runs almost exactly like this scoring in the 80s. Crazy how times change and talent just keeps getting better
Think because score is based on current difficulty so as people get better higher score gets more difficult so what he could do was insane compared to his peers
@@edisonhou7634 that's my point. Talent is just getting better. What was considered a perfect run then wouldnt be a medal run today
💯. X games 2021 was nuts
I don't think It so much about newer generations being more talented. I think it is more about having the bounds of what is possible being broken before you get there. Like can't double flip a bike till someone does one flip. It's like building blocks. Newer generations have a bigger foundation of what is possible and can put their unique block on top of the others that were later before. Progressing the sport my friend, progressing the sport.
@@collindillingham5312 which I believe makes them more talented, doesn't take credit away from the stars of the time though Shaun White will always be the GOAT
Probably one of the biggest comps I've ever announced. That's me with The Perfect 100 Call in The background. Honored to be part of history.
shredx81 What you fail to realize, the scoring system is relative to a moment in time. If they based the scoring system on future tricks that haven't even happened yet, then you would never see any decent scores. A run that scored 95 in 2006 would probably only earn an 80 by today's standards. Similarly, a run scoring 100 today would only score a 90 at an event 10 years from now. Shaun whites run was a flawless 100 by the standards set at that point in time.
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Ty Guy cough cough... he still got gold again... although it was “only” a 97 lol
LokiTheNoob Gamer But if you look at the tricks done in the Olympics, he scored a 97 off of back to back 1440's and a double mctwist 1260. Those tricks weren't even thought of in 2012. Those tricks would be a 100 for sure at the x games 2012
That’s what I always think when I watch this
This run would win gold in this years X Games. 7 years later. That's quite crazy.
Easy when you're not human
Frankenstein Monster "Superhuman"
was gonna say
Not human, as in tomato?
beyond human
GOAT! I’ll never forget watching this. Can’t win them all Shaun but you brought this sport to heights no one believed. Thank you for 16 years!
The fact that people are doing these runs on the regular nowadays is proof of how much this man, Shaun White, has brought the sport to an absolute different level. He may not be the best right now in terms of abilities, but I don’t think anyone will ever top this man’s legacy and influence on the sport
Perfectly said
I'm talking bout mountain dews baby
I know im 4 years late but:
Classic
@@gigi-ub4wc i’m in nearly two years late but:
agreed
2012: nope
2013: nope
2014: nope
2015: nope
2016: nope
2017: nope
2018: nope
2019: nope
2020: here we go
Leonhard Straub haha so true
this comment made me slightly exhale through my nose
@@dgerz 😆
Hahaha so stupid
2018 was defn better. Back-2-back 1440's >> 1260's
Who here after his last Olympics run…. Shaun is the man when it comes to snowboarding, can’t believe I got to watch his greatness my whole life. 🐐💯
Best snowboarder in history. I never saw snow come up on that hand. No hand drag at all. Perfect 100 is deserved.
Dumb ass
Ben Shortt agreed fuck that, no one should ever get a 100. there will always be a better run. its progression
yes but no one can do this shit at the moment so the scores must progress as well...
you can't sit there and say that run was a 75, because that's what it will be in 15 years, we ain't talking bout 15 years, talking now, KID
ThunderAssault The best in history, you're joking right? The name Terje Haakonsen ring any bells? Next time know your snowboard history before you type something ridiculous in the RUclips comment section.
Erm... Travis Rice?
shaun white is legend. even if there will come people who can do better tricks than him, he will always be awesome. he is one of the main reasons why snowboarding became so popular or at least i think so.
and to all the haters: u pathetic people! y cant u just be happy that human being can do such awesome things?
iluvaustralia car. Car. Carshone
He’s the reason snowboarding is the way it is today.
@@gregmsnow he's basically the Tony Hawk of snowboarding
Dudes a legend, almost had me in tears when he was talking about Jake Burton at the u.s. open this year, true feelings on show. Two pioneers who made the sport as awesome as it is today.
Seeing Pearce in the background, that happy (after watching Crash Reel) is beautiful, and somewhat heartbreaking!
Everyone needs to stop pointing out the hand drag. They deduct points if you use your hand to support yourself or balance. His hand happened to barely brush the wall because he was planting his landing and because it's not flat like the landing of a kicker
The big give away that you're right, Joseph Johnson , is that when you watch the slow-motion, his hand isn't on the snow nearly long enough for it to be a drag, and he clearly isn't pushing off of it. And in the long run, why does it really matter? He already had first place?
Exactly, He boosted huge off that hit and just had to compress when he landed. As much as I enjoy watching guys like Danny Davis ride, it is a bummer how with Shaun White not really performing at this level anymore, no one seems to go nearly as big as he did.
+Z Gates Well said. The guy pushed the sport to unimaginable levels.
fo shizzle that's a good point and I shared that thought for a while, but I don't think they judged it with 100 set as the score for a flawless run, I think it's more for the best run ever, one with incredible tricks and no mistakes. Now the bar for 100 is higher, so if anyone get a 100 it is the new best run ever
fo shizzle It was a perfect run. You can’t take off points for the hand because it didn’t drag. He literally did 3 tricks that NO ONE else can do in a row in a single run. The air, the tricks, the speed, and the landing were all perfect
Big deal, I once got off the chair lift without falling so suck on that Shaun White.
Matt N lmao I have fallen getting off the lift but in my defense, it's cause people be in the dam way and made me trip, standing around like it's a ski lift welcoming party.
King Harlow r/woosh
@@Febastien imagine r/whooshing outside of reddit
hahahaha
Me too! 😎
Nah, that was a lie.
I'm the guy lift operators dread. 😟
Shaun is easily one of the greatest athletes of all time.
Double mctwist 1260...
Bruh sounds like a McDonald’s burger name
RethinkYourDrink bahahahahahaha
Sounds like something else... if ya catch my drift 👀
SaleenE34 gawk gawk 3000 ?
probably a 93 today
or a 420
He got another 100 and did cooler tricks
Another gold medal :/
I was just thinking about this today. the 900 used to be the biggest thing, now they're doing 1260s and 1440s like its on sale. raising the bar on the body's capabilities. impressive stuff
Well even if they are all improving, Shaun White is still at the top
I saw this live. I still have goosebumps
Great run, but why is he wearing moms ski pants.
Dave G nah he was just an edgy dude
Because he can.
Damon Tan very original haha idiot
Because that's not Sean, that's his mom
That’s what you are focused on?
The first time I saw this I was annoyed they gave him a 100 since he dragged his hand on the last trick, but watching it years later, this is super sick! 99.33. Respect, he was killing it this year.
He's at the top of the Snowboard world... You, Shaun White, are a true Legend
NOBODY in the world gets air like the flying tomatoe to this day even in 2022. Shows how far ahead of his time he still is. People might do better tricks now a days but they still don't do it with the air and style he did. Deffinetly agree with u tho I remember watching this live as a senior in HS and I told EVERYBODY there's no way physical possible way you can get any better at pipe. There will be a day it caps off because of physics but my God these kids now a days are absolute beasts
At 1:05 Kevin Perce was in the back round
ill never forget staying up to see this. all the hype that went into it.
i feel like this run pushed the level of pipe snowboarding to the level it's in today .
if this run was at the 2015xgames would've get like 92 or 3. :)
It's amazing how he gives Kevin Pearce, a fierce rival of his, a hug and high five! It's just incredible
Kevin was no rival at this point: Kevin’s story was sad and heartbreaking. Shaun would have been a monster to shun Kevin after what happened. Everyone loved Kevin after what happened to him: it was terrible
@@AbleAnderson Very sad story, indeed.
I remember watching this live and the native commentator said "I've never seen a perfect human being".
This is 2012 !!!!!
Shaun White you Undisputedly Pioneered the Shear Extremities of what Might be possible!
Dam did you make defying GRAVITY POSSIBLE!
I met you in Australia as a 14 year old Snowboarder and we sessioned the Manly Vert Ramp! Mate you are the Biggest inspiration and even as a Aussie Scotty James Fan watching you throw down that Absolutely BEAST RUN AT SOTCHI TO WIN GOLD WAS THE GREATEST SPORTING MOMENT OF MY LIFE!
🥇🏆🥇
he does deserve it. Congrats man, you're inspiration
The best snowboarder to ever do it what a career he had THE G.O.A.T
"That's why this dude is Shaun white" lol ok
I remember watching this live. Legendary
"and see if he throws that frontside double cork 1260.. OOOOO HOOOOOO!!"
considering no one else on the planet could do that run at the time, and no one else on the planet has ever done a run as crazy as that, i think he deserves the 100.
Just spotted good old Kevin Pierce.. Reminds me of the Wally books
He will always be a Legend
2:13 hahahaha dude with the camera behind Shuan thought he was gonna get clocked!
One of the greatest all around athletes to ever live hands down. He did everything and did it so young. He's like the second coming of Bo Jackson.
A straight air, a 540, and a hand drag on the last landing...How far we have come
For the time and place this is a 100. Let's hope he has more in store this year.
RUclips: Hey watch this 7 year old video. Its really cool
it is tho
This dude is not just an athlete. He's a rockstar
Watching him makes me want to learn how to snowboard so freaking bad
Shaun White is the best. He has no competition. Long live a legend.
I want to preface this with the confirmation that I'm not trolling. I am legitimately confused and curious. What made this snowboard run so great? I am not really into the world of snowboarding at all, so to me it just looked like he did a lot of spins in the air and landed a little sketchy on the final one. I am used to the X Games having seemingly arbitrary scoring, as I've watched a lot of skateboard, BMX, and motocross stuff from them. But usually I am able to parse out what makes those runs good or bad. This one, I legitimately have no idea.
Can someone help me understand? I want to understand! I want to take part in the celebration of this momentous achievement, but I am just kind of sitting on the sideline, extremely confused, why it was considered as such.
The scoring is based on difficulty, execution and style. that run is so good because not only were the spins some of the hardest tricks to do at the time, but he was able to execute them almost perfectly and had a lot of style while doing it.
It's a combination of things, the speed at which he was doing these tricks along with the height and the landings, he wasn't carving (using the edge of his board) after landing to reset his lines or balance himself. He just kept flowing through flawlessly. Even his last landing wasn't as sketchy as it looks in full speed, if you watch in slow mo you'll see that he didnt use his hands to catch himself he was merely compressing (bending his knees) to lower his center of gravity and prevent his ankles from taking the shock of the landing, believe it or not he was going incredibly fast down that pipe. His last two tricks were a double mctwist 1260, and a frontside double cork 1260. At the time this was filmed there we're only 2 other people that could successfully pull off a double mctwist 1260, and no one had ever successfully landed a double cork 1260 in competition before. So not only did he land 2 incredibly difficult tricks (one of which had never been done before) he did them back to back, add in the tricks he did before that, while they were not as difficult as the double cork he executed them perfectly. The judges also took into account that this was a "victory lap" each rider gets 3 runs, you keep you best score of the 3 and the other 2 are thrown out. Sean white happened to be the last one in the lineup to take his runs, so by the time it got to his 3rd and final run he had already won as none of the riders ahead of him bested his score. So in theory he could've just rode down the middle of the super pipe and not done any tricks as he already won, but instead he took a huge risk (if he messed up these tricks at that speed and height he could've seriously injured himself) and nailed this rather difficult line. So that would be why, overall execution and difficulty + the fact that he didnt actually have to do any of these tricks. Hope this helps you understand. Cheers 👍
Nicholas Freysz thanks for the understanding Nicholas. I wasn't sure either. So he landed a trick never landed before in competition? OK.
He's AMAZING on this on the SuperPipe!! The best!!! It Amazes me what he can do on the SuperPipe during the Olympics, or Winter X Games.. I always watch him..
Everyone talking about those tricks only being 93 these days or something.
Well Shaun was the one that raised the bar at that time
1:05 respect for fellow riders. Kevin Pearce and Shaun white, best of friend who were also once rivals. The date of December 31st 2009 will forever be burned into the snowboarding community. That was a scary day for sure. Also November 21st 2019 will forever be remembered as the day we lost the father of snowboarding.
The RUclips time capsule algorithm has uncovered another buried gem for us all. 😄
You too? 😂😂
@@NiasThighs Yep! lol😄
Forever in history for this run.
Everything looked awesome besides those pants...literally looked like the patterns was taken from an early 90s retro style sweats.
With a run like that you need to wear something shiny
what a champ on the pipe... no one can argue that ...
Perfect 100 smh I do that on ssx every day.
As far as I am concerned, Shaun White will forever be THE ABSOLUTE BEST. Imagine how many people start snowboarding every year because they saw him and were inspired. If you're hating on him, and you ride, then you may as well shun the sport, because he's making it what it is today and what it will be in the future. Other riders can only build off of him. And even then... he's gonna get the recognition for it :P
he dabbed while he lands
I watched tony hawk spend 30mins or so tryna stick a 900, he did and everyone went nuts. This cat shows up an bangs out a 1080 on his first try live on tv! Hes the poster boy for progress in skateboarding, and every other sport he dominates. How do you elevate something already that high!?!
Amazing but new generation will always coming with new tricks =)
Maybe, but they'll never be as clean or as powerful as Shaun White was at that moment. You can come up with a bigger and crazier trick, but if you don't land them correctly or fall then you're screwed. In the end what counts is the fact that you can land them. And that's why Shaun White is a legend.
gps433fool Never? I somehow doubt it. Tricks like this are gonna be stock for kids half Shaun's age in a few years and with guys like Hirano around, the runs will be just as clean. Take Ipod's YOLO flip for example, it's perfectly clean and bigger than anything Sean can do.
elasdickband027 I agree with you that people will come around and go just as big and bigger than shaun. He's one of the best at the moment, maybe not THE best but he will certainly live on forever. oh btw shaun can land a yolo flip but Iouri KILLED it. amazing to watch that guy
gps433fool
Maney ppl said in early 90s when Terje Haakonsen was Champion in 5 X-games, maney ppl who said, will never comes ever one like "Terje", And its did Shaun =))).. After Shaun comes some one new trust me =)).
elasdickband027 Well, maybe one day someone younger and crazier will come around and do the stunts better than Shaun but special people like Shaun come around once in a blue moon... I'm gonna retract my last statement and agree with you on that matter but you gotta admit, Shaun will always be a legend and an inspiration to the new generation. :)
See I completely disagree with what I'm seeing a lot of people saying, I'm watching Pipe Finals right now and this run is still the Gold Standard, always scores mid to high 80's. Difference is Shaun got 6 hits on this and most only get 5 now, also this was 10 YEARS AGO. Go watch his 2018 Gold Medal Olympic run. Nobody and I mean NOBODY is doing what he did even 4 years ago. In that run he did back to back double cork 14's to start his run and finishes it with back to back double mctwist 12's. Nobody progresses the sport like he did, because the only competition besides that little bit with iPod that he had was himself. He still holds the record with 24ft above the pipe, nobody goes as high or spins as fast. Scott James mostly dominates now and still doesn't come close.
0:55 call me back??? wtf?
No doubt he's the greatest snowboarder ever, and an amazing athlete! Unbelievable performance.
When I was about 13, Shawn White came to the halfpipe we used to ride at in Tyrol. He had his sister with him and a few hours later I was kissing his sister behind the trampoline while he was destroying everyone in the halfpipe. Good day for him, great day for me.
Haha I also have cool dreams sometimes.
I met him when he was 15... I went down behind him on a 17f pipe. Ma-an, then I knew he'd be a champ. I only wondered if he'd go after skateboarding or snowboarding . We-ell, he's excellent at both! Thanx , dude!!! Balls out!
-1 for the clothes
Good to see him have one last run at the olympics
I think I'm the only one here who actually searched for this in 2020
No you're not heh
not at all ;)
Nope
i’m watching this during his olympic event right and he’s a legend
Sad to see him go out. Would have loved to see him on the podium, but his legacy will always be remembered
haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaandddd draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagggggg
I love it when he gets excited for doing well. Its cute :)
LAST LANDING= HANDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD DRAGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
why can you do it better?
Andrew Bell na man, he was just sticking his landing, and the wall of the pipe just brushed his hand for a second, then he pushed the air.
Andrew Bell Is that frowned upon? It looked pretty damn stylish to me.
Stfu
He literally tapped the ice. He didnt drag anything. He was finishing his rotation. Had perfect balance but the halfpipe was just in the way of his hand a bit. He didnt use that hand to support his landing at all.
He’s on another level
Halldór Helgason got a perfect 100 in 2010 in the big air, not even a big deal
Big Air is one trick, Super halfpipe its Much more harder then simpel Big air hahahaha.... Shaun White is the Snowboarder king with 25 Gold X-GAMES - 2 Gold Olympic, he is the MASTER
Big air isn't even close to being as hard as half pipe
DiMoNico1981Swe Big Air's actually two tricks, he got two 50's that added up to 100.
+DiMoNico1981Swe medals don't measure a snowboarder. This is classic spectator opinion. While I can agree with you, that Shaun White is the master at Halfpipe, he doesn't hold a flame to Travis Rice or Jeremy Jones in the back country, McMorris in slope, or Sleepy Stevens in the street. Shaun White is phenomenal at halfpipe and very talented at snowboarding and skateboarding in general, but certainly not the king.
Zac Armstrong
i agree with you, for me, the best snowboarders are very huge number =)... For me is Shaun , Terje, Nicolas M, Kevin, Danny , K, Ross P, there so maney outthere =)...
Watching this while Shaun White is killing it in 2022 Olympics!
This honestly wasn’t that impressive after watching his 2018 Olympics run
Here after 22 Olympics where hirano dropped a triple cork and scored a 96 lol
it was aright.
Left ear loved this
he hand dragged.
+austinainmonster Did you watch the slo-mo? 1:38 No hand drag, he literally touched the wall; they're not going to reduce points for that.
its unreal how much better he is than everyone else. my friends and i were joking before he won saying "Shaun White wins now who gets second?" lol
Nice run, but it wasn't worth 100. For a start Execution wasn't perfect, there were a few hand drags
True but it's more for his overall achievement. I think 99.9 would mean "the best we'd ever seen and even imagined, but still not perfect yet"
Where few hand drags? In the last trick he just high-five'd the ice on his way down ;)
Gaz J and that's why you aren't in the jury..
haters gonna hate
I don't know anyone else who could get any closer to perfect than he did right there.
i met him at some boyscout thing like 2-3 years ago. such a boss
By definition this was not a "perfect" run, he put his hand down on the last trick. For sure a gold though
chad gendall dumbass
Stfu
Not fun at parties, etc..
chad gendall agreed
mtv sucks this was 5 or 6 years ago. If that was today in the super pipe it would probably be around 95
lol just imagine being the contestant to follow after that perfect run .. id just put my board down and go drink a cold beer 😂
Amazing Snowboarder, no question, but no score in any sport can be deemed absolutely perfect.
Sport evolves & becomes increasingly more technical & competitive. If it didn't, then world records wouldn't be smashed at every Olympics in the way they do.
If you look at skateboard videos nowadays, the ability of kids nowadays dwarfs most of the 'technical' skateboarding from 15 years ago.
Similarly, snowboarding will evolve. Give him a 99.9 by all means, but to award it 100 is to state that it was, subjectively, absolutely perfect & can never, ever be surpassed. It's retarded frankly & cliche of OTT extreme-sport culture.
unreal how talented he is!!!
hand drag! not perfect...
Just freakn' awsome!!!!!! I'm 57 and love this kid!!!!!
Music is something more than words and melodys...
2018 Olympics Men's half pipe gold medal champion Shaun White. Let's get it!
It's in his name! He was born to do this!
Everybody has to realize...
1. This was a victory lap so he threw down everything just for fun... He didnt even have to try...
2. This is his 5th consecutive gold medal in superpipe so he needs a little credit for that...
3. In this run he landed all tricks cleanly except for a little shakey on that last trick but if you look at the whole run, the tricks were huge, he had huge air, he looked smooth and effortless the entire time, and he threw down that impossible combo at the end that NO ON
he is rock !!!!
On that night I was watching the Winter X-games, I thought that Heath Frisby's snowmobile front flip was the tops. Then along came Shaun White . . .
One more word - WOWWEEWOWWEEWOWWOWWOW!!!!!
what happened to that Shaun White at the Sochi Olympics?
In sochi the pipe was bad. He did have the highest score in the pipe at the olympics of a 95, but that was in a qualifying round.
On the night of the competition, the run was in pretty bad condition. None of the riders performed at their best - not even I-pod, in my opinion (although the yoloflip was pretty cool). The walls of the half-pipe were icy because of the lack of snowfall, and the present snow was slushy, since the temperatures were higher.
xConman21x Yeah, in sochi they kept snow in a bunker because of this issue.
I don't think it was a very good olympics.
Shaun White had the highest score of the olympics.
I have been waiting for 4 years to respond to this......... That Shaun White is BACK
thatguytate he got a 97 the other day
100 are awarded in surf for perfect rides. this was perfect
he was so happy that he almost threw his snowboard at theguy in the end. way to go shaun
I dont think they scored shaun white just on that run. It was obvioulsy the best run we have ever seen but i think the 100 was a statement on his whole career. he has dominated the superpipe for like 10 years. He deserves to achieve something that is supposed to be impossible.
Love Shaun White
Shawn is a machine!!!