Shaun White: The two-time half-pipe gold medalist, 27, finishes in 4th place as Switzerland's Iouri Podladtchivov -- you can call him "i-Pod"-- takes gold. Immediately after the event White pulls a Jared Leto, announcing that he is taking a sabbatical from big air to devote more energy to his band, Bad Things.
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