One of the Biggest What-Ifs in American Olympic History

Going into the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, American snowboarder Kevin Pearce was emerging as a true threat to the supremacy of Shaun White, the superstar dubbed “The Flying Tomato” for his flowing red locks, who won gold four years earlier at the Torino Olympics. Pearce, who grew up in Vermont, had beaten White at several global events. He’s been referred to as White’s “only real rival.”  They were locked in an aerial arms race, trying to one-up each other with more difficult tricks.

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