Snowboarding star Shaun White has pulled out of the slopestyle event at the Sochi Olympics, due to concerns that the course is too dangerous. The double halfpipe Olympic champion, one of the biggest draws of the Winter Games, said he does not want to risk his chances of winning a third halfpipe gold medal. The International Olympic Committee said it is normal for an athlete to focus on winning gold in one sport instead of endangering their health in another. -- Mornings @ ANC, February 6, 2014.