Australian Torah Bright came back from a hard fall on her first run to present the judges with a flawless string of high-difficulty tricks, earning 45 points, and winning the gold medal in the 2010 Olympics women’s halfpipe snowboard competition.
Bright‘s run started with a backside 360 into a switch backside 720, hitting levels of difficulty no other competitor could meet. She got high above the halfpipe and landed cleanly on every trick. Others tried as hard, but only Bright executed perfectly.
Defending gold medalist Hannah Teeter had a great first run, scoring 42.4, but she bobbled on her second run. She simply wasn’t as sharp and technically precise on any of her moves.
At the end of her run she looked down as if sensing that she hadn’t done enough to beat Bright. She earned the silver, but she wanted the gold.
Americans Gretchen Bleiler, Kelly Clark and Elena Hight crashed on their first runs. Kelly Clark was the only one of the three to complete her second run, earning 42.2 to take home the bronze.
Bright‘s run started with a backside 360 into a switch backside 720, hitting levels of difficulty no other competitor could meet. She got high above the halfpipe and landed cleanly on every trick. Others tried as hard, but only Bright executed perfectly.
Defending gold medalist Hannah Teeter had a great first run, scoring 42.4, but she bobbled on her second run. She simply wasn’t as sharp and technically precise on any of her moves.
At the end of her run she looked down as if sensing that she hadn’t done enough to beat Bright. She earned the silver, but she wanted the gold.
Americans Gretchen Bleiler, Kelly Clark and Elena Hight crashed on their first runs. Kelly Clark was the only one of the three to complete her second run, earning 42.2 to take home the bronze.
