“ Shaun White Fails to Medal in Men's Halfpipe at Sochi 2014 Olympics ”

1. “Shaun White Fails to Medal in Men's Halfpipe at Sochi 2014 Olympics”

2. Shaun White won the previous two gold medals in the men's halfpipe snowboarding competition at the Winter Olympics. However, the 2014 Games proved to be a different story in Sochi, Russia, as the prolific American failed to medal in the halfpipe. White finished behind Iouri Podladtchikov, who took home gold, and Ayumu Hirano and Taku Hiraoka of Japan, who won silver and bronze, respectively. White's two runs had flaws, as the star fell on his first run, forcing him into a position where he had to deliver a massive performance in the final run of the competition to secure gold. In that run, White slipped twice, keeping him off the podium, a scenario few imagined coming into the competition. Hopefully White can bounce back and perhaps give the halfpipe least one more shot at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

3. In Other News Staff at a Danish zoo where a healthy giraffe was euthanized have received death threats as debate rages online over the killing, which took place despite a petition signed by thousands of animal lovers. The Copenhagen Zoo said it euthanized Marius on Sunday to avoid inbreeding. A veterinarian shot Marius with a rifle as he leaned down to munch on rye bread, a favorite snack. After an autopsy the giraffe was dismembered in front of an audience that included children and fed to the zoo's lions, tigers and leopards. (see the article in full, very interesting: http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/10/world/europe/denmark-zoo-giraffe/index.html?hpt=hp_t1) Cheyenne Woods seized the lead in the second round of the 2014 Australian Volvik RACV Ladies Masters and never relinquished it, capping the tournament Sunday with a four-under 69 to earn her first professional victory on a major tour. The 23-year-old niece of Tiger Woods outlasted another young and emerging talent in 17-year-old amateur Minjee Lee. Being clutch down the stretch is something that must run in the family.