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Shaun White's sensational career as one of the world's most celebrated snowboarders has come to an end. The 35-year-old star gave a tearful goodbye to his Olympic career Friday in Beijing after falling short of a medal.The Flying Tomato, the early moniker he earned for his lush red locks, finished in fourth place in the men's halfpipe final. The California native was eyeing a spot on the podium during his third run, and while he landed the gravity-defying triple cork 1440 — a trick that once sent him to the hospital — White wound up falling on his next trick, evaporating his chances of taking home a medal at his final Olympic Games.

She started competing at age six. Chloe Kim began snowboarding when she was just four years old, per . Snowboarding came naturally to Kim, and her father Jong Jin started taking her on six-hour drives from their Torrance, California home to Mammoth Mountain ski to practice the sport.

Breaking records isn’t only for the slopes! Chloe Kim’s net worth proves that being a professional snowboarder can earn an athlete some serious dough—especially if they’re as talented as her.

Dancing on Ice star Chemmy Alcott has opened up on the loss of her former ice skating partner Sean Rice following his death last month.Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, the record-breaking skier, 39, reflected on her relationship with Sean, who she was paired with a decade ago when she competed on the seventh series of the popular ITV show.Speaking about the death of the ice skating pro, Chemmy spoke candidly about the effect Sean had on her life.She said: "It's crazy. I mean, we fell out of contact, but we were a massive part of each other's lives."Chemmy went on to credit Sean with helping her make her return to the Sochi Winter Olympics after she suffered an injury two years before taking part in the ITV show.She went on: "He really, really helped me and he was an incredible healer getting me back to the Olympics."The skier also said that Sean and his wife Jodeyne came to her wedding to alpine ski racer Dougie Crawford, in 2014."And yeah, it was just, I mean, he's only 49," she added.The sportswoman said that she had contacted Sean's wife following his death.She said: "I've reached out to Jodeyne and I've been having a few like chit chats with her, just ready to check in."I still don't know what's happened.

Although the U.S. women’s hockey team celebrated an upset against defending bronze-medalists Finland at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Thursday (January 3), the win came with a price: star player Brianna Decker is out after suffering a brutal injury. Just moments into the first period, Brianna collided with an opponent, causing a serious leg injury, agonizing screams from Brianna and several doctors to take her off the ice in a stretcher. “She’s one of the toughest, strongest players in the world, and so when you hear her react like that, obviously, it was devastating and nerve-racking for us,” team captain Kendall Coyne Schofield told The New York Times.

Ana Navarro, 50, didn’t hold back during a “Hot Topics” discussion about Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s grave warning to Olympic athletes during a Friday February 4 episode of The View. The frequent guest co-host passionately explained that she felt like the House Speaker’s advice to athletes to not speak out against the Chinese government was “un-American.”

Mike Hay is well-versed in knowing what it takes to enjoy a successful Winter Olympics.

With the Paralympic Winter Games on the immediate horizon, this is an exciting time for Perth’s Sheila Swan.

Rangers are reportedly on the trail of Colombian striker Frank Castaneda.

Team USA for the win! The American athletes donning stars and stripes in Japan have scored plenty of medals at the Tokyo Olympics.

Rebekah Wilson has swapped push starts and Olympic rings for tackle counts and tries.

A schoolboy was mauled to death by a pair of brown bears that dragged him inside their cage as he apparently tried to impress two girls.

Perth has been dealt a sporting and economic blow after it emerged the city will not host the Scottish Curling Championships in 2021.