Alexandra Sifferlin

Alexandra Sifferlin is a reporter at TIME covering all things health-related. She is a graduate from the Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism.

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No Halfpipe Medal For Shaun White

Shaun White was the overwhelming favorite to win gold on the halfpipe snowboarding event Tuesday for his third consecutive Olympics Games. Instead, he came in fourth.

The snowboarding superstar fell twice during his finals runs, and the gold medal went to Iouri Podladtchikov of Switzerland, who won with a score of 94.75. Japanese …