Article: Some of the world's most accomplished athletes--two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash, two-time Olympic gold-medal swimmer Amanda Beard, two-time Olympic gold-medal soccer player Mia Hamm and 2008 X Games Halfpipe Gold Medalist Gretchen Bleiler--were involved with development of a new line of skin care called Mission Product.(Marketing News)

Article: SNO: Powers wins men's halfpipe gold medal
AAP Sports News (Australia);  February 12, 2002 ;     154 words ...00-00-0000 SNO: Powers wins men's halfpipe gold medal DEER VALLEY, Utah, Feb 11 AFP - Ross Powers of the United States won the men's halfpipe gold medal at the Winter Olympics today. The silver medal went to Danny Kass and the bronze ...

Article: 'Flying Tomato' Soars to Halfpipe Gold
AP Online;  February 12, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... snowboarding superstar Shaun White punked the competition on the halfpipe Sunday, beating out teammate Danny Kass to win the Olympic gold medal that so many expected him to get. "I'm a little overwhelmed right now. I can't explain it," White said after ...

Article: United States strikes second halfpipe gold in Turin ...
Xinhua News Agency;  February 14, 2006 ;     527 words ...United States strikes second halfpipe gold in Turin (updated) By Xu Zheng TURIN, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Following the men's title, the United States women snowboarders ...

Article: One golden flight 'FLYING TOMATO' WINS HALFPIPE ...
The Gazette;  February 13, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... White nailed that run. Then he turned around and nailed his first finals run, earning 46.8 points out of 50 to win the halfpipe gold medal in front of an estimated crowd of 11,000. "This whole trip, I've been saying, 'It's just another competition ...

Article: Japan sweeps halfpipe gold medals
AP Worldstream;  December 10, 2005 ;     178 words ...AP Worldstream 12-10-2005 Dateline: WHISTLER, British Columbia Japan's Kazuhiro Kokubo and Shiho Nakashima won the men's and women's halfpipe competitions at a snowboard World Cup on Saturday. Kokubo scored 43.5 points, and Germany's Vinzenz Lueps captured the silver at 39.3. Canada's Brad Martin

Article: White Soars to Halfpipe Gold; Kass Second
AP Online;  February 13, 2006 ;     700+ words ...EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer AP Online 02-13-2006 Dateline: BARDONECCHIA, Italy Gold medalist Shaun White, right, and silver medalist Daniel Kass, both from the United States, celebrate during the medal ceremony for the snowboarding men's half pipe at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games in

Article: White, in full toot, wins halfpipe gold Finn ...
International Herald Tribune;  February 13, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Lee Jenkins International Herald Tribune 02-13-2006 Cathy White stayed up late Saturday night, sewing together an American flag bandana so that her son would not have to ruin any more T-shirts. For years, Shaun White has ripped off T-shirt sleeves and used them to cover his face, in part because he