as shaun white soars into history in south korea. >>> shaun white, more than enough, white goes gold, shaun white soars into history in south korea. that's a live look at the olympic flame burning bright as team usa celebrates another gold medal win. news starts right now. good evening and thanks for joining us in primetime. >> not just about a gold medal but about his life journey, shaun white was born with a hair heart condition. had three surgeries as a baby. must be magical in south korea where you are. >> yeah everybody was thrilled what was going on. as you can tell around me the wind is crazy. the only thing crazier is shaun white first three time olympic snowboarding gold medallist. competition was stiff. he was trailing after the second run but white rose to the occasion like he does so many times, laying down a nearly perfect run in the competition he broke down in tears hugging his family after winning the gold which turns out to be 100th winter olympic gold medal won by the united states. >> i'm looking out at the crowd and there's the songs that came on and i took control

shaun white. natalie got to spend some time with him ahead of the olympics. high. he seems to be confidently on his way to another podium finish in his fourth olympics. it hasn't been as easy as the two-time goad mellalist makes it seem. >> since 2006, his name has been synonymous with olympic gold. >> the men's halfpipe finals. a gold medal for shaun white. in four short years he has become a global phenomenon. >> oh, and there it is. >> goal for shaun white. >> reporter: even after a small from the medal contention in sochi. >> the pressure on the two-time defending champion. >> reporter: shaun white wants back on the podium 12 years after that first time. >> whoa, nelly. he's done it. welcome to team usa, shaun white. >> reporter: we met up with white just a week before making the olympical team. i feel like i watched you grow up. i was watching when you were in turino, with your flowing hair. do you miss the hair. >> i see on instagram. i had good hair. >> you still do. >> it's there. it's happening. >> you need a little balance on this hand. >> i was on

a gold medal for shaun white.>> reporter: even after a fall in the medal contention in sochi. >> the pressure on the two-time defending champion. >> reporter: shaun white wants back on that medal podium 12 years after that first time. >> whoa, nelly. he's done it. welcome to team usa, shaun white. >> reporter: we met up with white before the two-time gold medalist made the olympic team. i feel like i watched you grow up. i was watching when you were in torino with your first gold medal around your neck. and the hair, the big flowing mane, with the hair. do you miss the hair? >> i see on instagram. i had good hair. >> you still do. >> it's there. it's happening. >> you have three rings, you need a little bit on this hand. >> i know, i was on the plane, and i was like, we're going pinkie. we're going pinkie. >> reporter: but his quest for redemption nearly derails last fall after a terrifying training crash in new zealand. you're trying out a new trick. what happened? >> i had accomplished the one trick i'd wanted t

shaun white knew he had to gobi g to win a gold medal, and he did, executing deathying, back-to-back, near-perfect jumps in the halfpipe snow competitwe these re tricks that white, the man who revolutit,ized this spaid he'd never before landed in succession. ewthe risk was worth the rard: securing white's place in nstory as the first ameri male to win gold at three wimeer olympic gas. it was ao redemption for finishing in 4th place at the 2014 games in sochi. but the celebration was short lived, because at a news conference afterwards, a reporter asked white aut a 2016 lawsuit alleging he committed sexual misconduc the suit was filed by a former drummer in his rock band who claimed white repeatedly harassed and verbally abus her for years, and then didn't pays her money she ed. among other allegations, she said white texted her "sexlly explicit and graphic images," "forced her to watch sexually disturbing videos," "made vulgar sexual remarks" to her, and he s demand "wear sexually revealing clothes."it lso said white became "increasingly hostile and threatening" to her after losing in

down on the double 12. >> reporter: dropped him into second place heading into his final run. >> shaun white it. just need to see him put it away. >> reporter: that's when white who finished fourth in sochi showed what champions are made of. >> front side 12. perfect. that's the run he needed, and he put it down! >> reporter: throwing down back-to-back double cork 1440s to narrowly pull out a gold medal victory. >> and the score is in. it's the return of the king in the men's halfpipe. >> man, what can i say. it's my fourth olympics. three golds. >> reporter: the moment not without controversy with headlines resurfacing accusing him of sexual harassment. the former drummer said white sexually harassed her, sent her explicit texts and refused to pay her. white and the drummer reached an undisclosed settlement in spring 2017. after his big win, he was asked if that incident would tarnish his legacy. >> honestly, i'm here to talk about the olympics not gossip. and i'm proud of who i am and my friends, you know, love me and vouch for me. and i think that stands on its own. >> reporter: from the

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, the weather today, that the third gold medalfor shaun white, it is astounding.. he has been having a battle with scotty james, the australian, for the last year. today he was pushed by the japanese rider. he should put it in his first run because he thought that was enough. the japanese rider overtook him so it all came down to the exciting last run. he did she reached tricks at the top. he is an icon. fantastic silver medal for the japanese rider. i had shaun white managed to stay dominant? he has taken time out after the olympics last time. he had a bit of a disaster there, he was in fourth. he had unfinished business. he is the most incredibly talented rider. he is always progressing the sport. the sport needs him, and we are worried in case that is the end. he has a loyal legion of fans. some of them pretty famous. david beckham said this. shaun white has lived a bit of the celebrity life. he has been in a couple of movies. his passion is snowboarding. he is a great guy, he knows these people and they are taking the time to show that they are celebrating his

shaun white making history in pyeongchang becoming the first american male to win gold at three winter white continued the u.s. dominance in snowboarding scoring 97.75 to take olympic halfpipe gold and the u.s.' 100th gold medal in the history of the winter games. japan's ayumu hirano put the pressure on white taking the lead on his second run, but white answered the challenge. north korea's figure skaters received huge cheers as they took the ice for the short program and proved why they were the only north korean athletes to qualify for the pyeongchang games. two-time u.s. national champions alexa and chris knierim were the sole u.s. pair team at the olympics. the couple who began skating together in 2012 and married in 2016 were considered the underdog. although it wasn't their strongest skate, the couple celebrated the chance to be on olympic ice on valentine's day. the skate ended with china's figure skaters claiming the top spot with a score of 82.39, the olympic athletes from russia and canada rounded out the top three and mikaela shiffrin's bid for multiple medals in pyeongchan

i never really covered shaun white. lleven though i covered these olympic games, never been around him. you coult be the biggaun white fan on the planet and still, i believe, think thatit important to find out what this is all about. >> brangham: christine, igive it there are enormous commercial interests that want shaun white to remain solely an heroic athlete, but given the #metoo moment the country is having, hois it this lawsuit got no attention before this point? >> i don't know. certainly, irtspo we know that there is adulation and there are fans, so are ouro people tnterested in protecting the reputation of an athlete? do we maybe not want to know? i think thas something that happens with steroids in sports, when you go to the baseball game, do you want to know or just enjoy the game with your family for a few hours. that's what sports is dealing with. i'm going to try to talk to some of the sponsors and'm sure others will as well. this is the last thing they wanted is to have this conversation, but, again, shaun

. >> and tonight we're with shaun white before his shot at redemption. >>> another tragic turn in this flu epidemic. a mother dies after putting off medicine because it was too expensive. tonight, why has the price of tamiflu doubled? and how can you get it for less? >>> and the superhero blockbuster making history tonight. the creative force and the stars share the powerful messages of "black panther." >> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone, from pyeongchang there is lots to report from here coming up. >>> but there is breaking news in oregon tonight. a climbing accident and a risky high altitude rescue mission under way right now for more than a dozen stranded climbers near the peak of oregon's 11,000 foot high mt. hood. a military chopper airlifting a critically injured victim to safety, as others desperately await rescue. nbc's blake mccoy now with late details. >> reporter: high atop oregon's mt. hood, a rush to rescue seven hikers after one fell more than 700 feet, unable to stop his fall. the rest hurried to his aid. wyatt peck started climbin

thank you very much. >>> an all positive news for shaun white. moments after clinching the gold, he was asked about sexual harassment allegations logged by a drummer in his band. >> you know, i see -- here to talk about the olympics, not gossip. so -- i don't think so. i am who i am. and i'm proud of who i am, and my friends love me and vouch for me. i think that's -- stands on its own. >> back in august of 2016, the drummer filed an amended complaint to a civil suit alleging white had sexually harassed her. for his part, white admitted to sending her sexually explicit and graphic images last february. the pair reached an undisclosed settlement. christine brennan, a cnn contributor and sports columnist at "usa today," has a cover story on usatoday.com if you want to read more. >>> israeli police saying there is sufficient evidence to indict the israeli prime minister. we'll tell you what benjamin netanyahu is accused of coming up. it's time for the 'ultimate sleep number event' on the only bed that adjusts on both sides to your ideal comfort, you

shaun white, chloe kim delivering. alpine skiing ran longer than we thought. we didn't get to the speed skating. the women's 1500 meters. that will come to you on nbcsn. the halfpipe qualifying will continue. live for you watching on nbc stations on the west coast and every within or nbcsc in 90 seconds. in the eastern, central or mountain time zone, local news is next. we're all back here together in 35 minutes for shaun white's second qualifying run in our

that's shaun white.hen he won his first olympic gold in 2006, for perspective, fellow snowboarders gold medalist chloe kim and red gerard were just 5 years old. at 31, shaun captured not just gold but redemption after failing to medal in sochi. needing something outstanding in his final run to take the lead, white did a trick that he'd attempted just four months ago that left him with a gash and over 60 stitches. he secured a 100 to secure the united states its 100th gold medal in the history of the winter games. once his score was announced, white burst into tears. he was sobbing as he hugged his mom, dad, and other family there. he talked about that moment at a press conference moments ago. >> at the bottom, all those emotions hit me. i won, everything we'd been through, every -- you know -- dream i've had, trying to sleep last night, you know. and i'm like living that dream right now. so it's amazing. >> reporter: despite the pressure on the only two north korean athletes that qualified to be here out

>> shaun white won redemption on the halfpipe with his third gold medal after missing the podium in sochi white is the new gold. >> but his victory was clouded by controversy as questions resurfaced surrounding a 2016 lawsuit accusing the snowboarder of sexual harassment. the former drummer in white's rock band, bad things, says white sexually harassed her, sent her explicit texts and refused to pay her. white and the drummer reached an undisclosed settlement in 2017. there was no finding of wrongdoing. after his win he was asked in a press conference if that incident tarnishes his legacy. >> you know, honestly, here to talk about the olympics, not, you know, gossip. so, but i don't think so. i am who i am and i'm proud of who i am and my friends, you know, love me and vouch for me. >> reporter: on "today" white apologized for the word he described to use the incident. >> i'm truly sorry that i chose the word, gossip. it was a poor choice of words to describe such a sensitive subject in the world today. >> for many other athletes, another round of wicked wins meant the only olympic game h

. >> reporter: a golden moment on the halfpipe for shaun white. >> will it be enough? reporter: that history-making third gold medal. but white stumbled at the post-win news conference when i asked about allegations of sexual misconduct involving a female member of white's rock band, bad things. shaun, over the past couple of days, the sexual harassment allegations against you by lena zawaideh have resurfaced. are you concerned that they're going to tarnish your legacy? >> you know, honestly, i'm here to talk about the olympics, not you know, gossip, so -- but i don't think so. i am who i am, and i'm proud of who i am and my friends, you know, love me and vouch for me and i think that stands on its own. >> reporter: so, you're saying that the allegations against you are gossip? >> i think we're here to talk about the gold medal and the amazing day we had today. >> reporter: in 2016, lena zawaideh filed a lawsuit claiming white repeatedly sent her sexually explicit photos, and forced her to watch sexually disturbing videos. the suit has since been settled, and while whi

plus, shaun white wins olympic goal for the first time. this time the moment tarnished by sexual harassment allegations. >> i'm here to talk about the olympics, not gossip. >> we'll speak to one of the reporters, one of the female pre porters at that press conference. spoiler alert, she was not called on. that triple-double thing doing it yourself or tagging a friend thing. more revolutions in the making thing. that play like a girl thing. that four-legged friends thing. at&t gives you more for your thing. more entertainment, internet, and unlimited plans. more for your thing. yeah, that's our thing. almost $800 when we switched our auto and home insurance. with liberty, we could afford a real babysitter instead of your brother. hey! oh, that's my robe. is it? when you switch to liberty mutual, you could save $782 on auto and home insurance. and still get great coverage for you and your family. call for a free quote today. you could save $782 when liberty stands with you. liberty mutual insurance. if you have moderate to severe or psoriati

then -- >> shaun white takes the gold! >> i'm sure you can tell by my reaction at the bottom of the pipe that this meant the world to me. and my family and my team. and doing it for usa again. >> reporter: during the news conference, white was asked about a 2016 sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former female drummer in his rock band. he said he wanted to talk about the olympics, not gossip. later on the "today" show -- >> i'm truly sorry that i chose the word gossip. it was a poor choice of words to describe such a sensitive subject in the world today. and, you know, i'm just truly sorry. >> reporter: on the ice, u.s. men's hockey lost its opening match with slovenia. the women who have won both of their games face arch rival canada today. husband and wife chris and alexa kne kneer knierim placed 15th and will skate again tonight. fierce winds postponed another day of alpine skiing. it's wreaking havoc on skiers and forced evacuations in olympic park. after two rescheduled races because of that wind, mikaela shiffrin m

last night it was a redemption for shaun white. his snowboarding convenient and halfpipe was one for the record books. he delivered a performance of a lifetime. it also happened to be team usa's 100th gold medal in olympic history. what a night for him. >> reporter: oh, absolutely. and if you saw that race, you were on the edge of your seat guaranteed. we were screaming in the newsroom because it just got so tense. this is his third olympic gold as you mentioned. four years ago in sochi he russ really upset he missed out on the podium, fourth place. he was almost there. he wanted to make a comeback and he did. >> shaun white for the gold! >> reporter: it was a make-it-or-make-it position. shaun white was in position. he went for it. at the bottom, an excruciating wait. then -- >> shaun white takes the gold. >> i'm sure you can tell by my reaction at the bottom of the pipe this meant the world to me and my family and my team. you know, you're doing it for usa again. >> reporter: during a news conference white was asked an 2016 sexua

the united states champ showing off his gravity-defying moves. >> shaun white puts down a megarun. >>orter: white's final run, a risky and near-flawless routine. >> shaun white for the gold. >> reporter: but the risks didn't pay off for everyone. japan's tosuka slamming his hip into the halfpipe. this morning, the japanese olympic committee says he's not severely injured. and white also hurt during practice last fall recovering from this nasty collision requiring 62 stitches, nailing that same move for wednesday's sweet victory. the ultimate reward after a long four-year road to redemption, the superstar failing to medal in sochi, placing fourth in his event. now, the 31-year-old is the first snowboarder to ever win three olympic goals. -- golds. white told me before he competed he visualized winning that third gold medal, he believed it and today he certainly achieved it. as for those allegations against him, my colleague matt gutman and i were both at white's press conference where, i along with several other women raised our hands to have a question, only men were called on and mag

shaun white, chloe kim delivering. alpine skiing ran longer than we thought. we didn't get to the speed skating. the women's 1500 meters. that will come to you on nbcsn. the halfpipe qualifying will continue. live for you watching on nbc stations on the west coast and every within or nbcsc in 90 seconds. in the eastern, central or mountain time zone, local news is next. we're all back here together in 35 minutes for shaun white's second qualifying run in our prime plus coverage. we'll have live the finish of the men's super combined skiing event. a lot to come. wherever you are, we'll see you shortly from pyeongchang. >>> right now at 11:00, few's fury the virus making records tonight. >>> no-fight club. a local school paying children to not hit and punch each other. and for the love of luge, a local olympician competing for the race of her life right now tells us she stumbled into the sport by accident. >> announcer: nbc 10 news starts now. >>> we begin with the search for three robbers who abducted a man and doused him with gasoline and set his car on fire.

the big headline of the day was shaun white's win.l media flooded with congratulations and shout outs. one olympian has a good idea what it feels like. michael phelps said way to go, man. nothing like a good come back. redemption always feels great. while we are acknowledging. his wife nicole gave birth to their second son, beckett. now boomer has a brother. congratulations to the phelps. right now time to split you up. if you are mountain or pacific, we have more coming up or on shaun white's big run. the eastern and central time zone. we are back together in 35 minutes as coverage continues with more on shaun white and bode miller is in the house. how it will impact the chances to win multiple medals here. plenty more to come. see you in a little bit from pyeongchang. police promise they will find you if you were part of the chaos in center city after the eagles win. >>> then, hello hockey. team u.s.a. kicks off its fight for gold in just hours. and their hopes rest on four players from our area. >>> and flu follies. how you and you

and at the olympics shaun white is celebrating history with his gold medal. s of sexual misconduct gossip. >>> we begin with those new concerns about tainted alcohol that could be at resorts or clubs in mexico as millions of americans head south for spring break. abc's gio benitez is here with more. gio, some lawmakers say the u.s. should be doing more. >> reporter: that's right calling on the state department to take action. we're talking about alcohol that's been tainted with dangerous levels of toxic ingredients like methanol and now one congresswoman says enough is enough. this morning, some members of congress pushing the state department to do more about the dangers of tainted alcohol in mexico. >> that is a tremendous concern on the part of the u.s. government. >> reporter: wisconsin senator tammy baldwin calling for action after reports of 140 recent injuries and even some deaths among american vacationers after they say they drank just small or moderate amounts of alcohol. baldwin writing in a letter, i am extremely concerned. the state department mus

team usa shaun white brought home another gold. white was looking for redemption after he failed foomedto medal sochi. >> this means almost more to me than my first olympic gold medal. i have devastated after sochi, and i had to put on this tough exterior that it didn't bother me. a and honestly i had to find a way to fall back in love with the sport. >> reporter: and white's gold medal right there was team usa's 100th in winter games history. happening right now a pennsylvania luger is competing and sliding down the track at almost 90 miles per hour. and i'm going to tell you at 6:45 how his daredevil ways aren't adjust confined to the track. >>> new video shows while most of philadelphia respectfully celebrated the eagle's super bowl win, a few people did cause trouble during the super bowl celebrations. this morning police hope to catch the people giving birds fans a bad rap. they ransacked stores and even stole and damaged property. and in some cases the fans are screaming right into the camera about stealing secrete seens and

. >> shaun white. >> he makes his own perfume. >> does he? >> shaun white made history again.were asking is he too old to come back? wait until you see his golden moment next. [ clock ticking ] what can a president do in thirty seconds? he can fire an fbi director who won't pledge his loyalty. he can order the deportation of a million immigrant children. he can threaten an unstable dictator armed with nuclear weapons. he can go into a rage and enter the nuclear launch codes. how bad does it have to get before congress does something? on thousands of hotels, cars and things to do. like the occidental at the xcaret destination for 32% off. everything you need to go. expedia. everything you need to go. ♪ (buzzer) ♪ olly. >>> shaun white is the man. the snow border pulled off a gold medal comeback in the men's halfpipe. he was holding an early lead. then he slipped to second. everybody was like, no, here we go again. in sochi, white finished fourth. he turned it around on his last run. coy wire has the "bleacher report" live in south korea wearing his mom's coat. i can't sell it t

we started covering shaun white in 2006 in the torino games. he is back in a big way, looking for redemption following the 2o he competes in the half pipe where he hopes to win his third goal in four olympics. americ newest daryling is chloe kim from southern califo the 17-year-old wowed everyone she talked about the moment she receiv medal. take a look. >> i was trying so hard to hold the tears back. i can't cry right now. i worked so hard on my >> 17 and we will see her for many years to come. chloe kim grew up in southern she wa a snowboarding prod ijy french as the old saying goes, the olympi has the agony of defeat emily sweeney slashing in her final run violently hitting her head a back on the lower wall. frankf after a few minutes, she wa able to get up and walk away. she did finish in last place. our coverage continues and our logon and join us and watch the game. >> back here, santa clara city counci claimed the counci are trying to silenc him after he spoke with nbc area about the impact at levi stadium. live at levi stadium. i unders

olympic history and we got shaun white still coming up and he could break the century mark. >> comes around back-to-back 1080s. >> 17-year-old chloe kim owned the half i'm getting so far ahead after her first run that the gold was hers. then teammate. >> it's such an honor to just represent the u.s. and the country and my parents emigrated from. >> this is qualifying. >> reporter: on the men's side four time olympian shaun white delivered near perfect scores in his qualifying runs setting him up as the one to beat going into today's medal race. >> emily sweeney crashed hard in the womens' single medal event. >> i'm sorry, that's how it ended. >> reporter: and erin hem lynn finished six. ted ligety finished sixth and shawnee davis and maame -- a lot of disappointing news as well. we're hoping for much better news today and it could come with mikaela shiffrin as she takes to the sha lom. we just learned a few minutes ago that weather is playing tricks on us. again her event has also been z-lad by an hour while they figure out the wind situation and yesterday, raj, they had to really al

now back to you. >>> let's talk a little bit about shaun white. he revealed on the today show this morning that he has his sites on competing for a medal in skateboarding at the 2020 summer games in tokyo. and of course there's a return to the winter games set for beijing in 2022. when white, by the way, will be 35 years old. olympic gold medal dreams are over at least for now for washington, montgomery county sherk. he and team usa hit the luge this morning and came in eight am place. he said just getting to compete in pyeongchang was a thrill. >> those runs were amazing. we came into the olympics and all we wanted were two clean runs because in training and the previous training camps we've had here our runs were a little off. but tonight two clean runs, that's all we could ask for. it was great. >> six miles, good attitude, we like it. he tells us he's already looking ahead to the 2020 woirnt olympics in beijing. >>> nbc 10 is your home for the 2018 winter olympics games. you can download our free nbc 10 app to learn about team usa and all the

. >> shaun white advances to the men's halfpipe final with a near-flawless run. we'll talk to the snowboarding legend as he looks to become the first three-time gold medal winner tonight. >>> her time. all eyes on skiing sensation michaela schifrin as she gets ready to hit the slopes in her debut. could she walk away with five olympic gold medals? >>> all that plus why are russian athletes showing up in force despite the country being banned from the games? >>> and the winds having major havoc on the competition.

shaun white digs deep for his third olympic gold medal. and roger federer is two wins away from regaining the number one spot for the first time in 5 years. thanks for watching. cristiano ronaldo has become the first player to score 100 champions league goals for the same club. he brought his tally to 101 for real madrid, scoring twice in their 3—1 win over paris saint germain in the first leg of their last 16 tie. 0ur football reporter john bennett was watching. brilliant 3—1 win from real madrid. very open, could have gone either way and real madrid showed a lot of character to make a comeback because it was psg who took the lead. rabiot with a goal on 3a minutes, picked up the ball unmarked. 0ne nil to ps6. toni kroos rot down in the penalty area, this giannou ronaldo stepped up, a landmark goal. second half chances, good saves from both goalkeepers but ronaldo was clinical. a crucial goal and then marcelo made it 3—1. all of the talk was about a mark, but it was an marcelo who scored the crucial goal and he celebrated with zinedine zid

shaun white sustained athletic success. you can't deny it.olympic gold in 2006 fellow u.s. snowboarders chloe kim was 5 years old. it was his mind holding him back. he failed the medal in sochi and attempted a new trick in practice that sent him to the hospital to get over 60 stitches in his face. he said that may him question why he is still competing. question answered. something spectacular on the final run to win gold. when he secured that gold it was also the 100th gold medal in the olympics for team usa. white burst into tears and sobbing as he hugged his mom and dad and family members. he talked about that emotion after the win. >> at the bottom, all of those emotions hit me, i won and everything we've been through, every -- you know, dream i've had trying to sleep last night, you know, and i'm like living that dream right now. it's amazing. >> men's hockey underway in pyeongchang with no nhl players since '94. the u.s. stormed to a 2-0 lead. one goal from jordan greenway the u.s. a first african-american player in olympic history and

perfect score. >> shaun white.ish is this little baby? scott, which medalist created this beauty. >> lights, camera, "access." >>> right now on "access," lindsey vonn meets the press and breaks down. >> and the olympic flame is lit. the opening ceremony airs tonight on nbc. >> but, scott, the real story is lindsey vonn. she's 33 years old. she is the greatest female skier of all time and having her final olympic games in south korea brings her career full circle. >> it's really hard for me not to cry. i just -- i want so badly to do well for him and i miss him so much. ♪ >> a far cry from her steely game face, lindsey wipeder

different events i really like watching seven seventeen year old chloe kim and red gerard and a shaun white always a thrill and even jamie anderson but you know these medals mean something but do the athletes actually get paid for their efforts so the olympics themselves does not pay the athletes however individual nations might pay their athletes depending on how well they do so for example in the united states a gold medal is worth thirty seven thousand five hundred dollars a silver is worth twenty five thousand and a bronze medal is worth twelve and a half thousand dollars that's actually a record amount paid to a limb pick winners by the u.s. so see this year. and when we talk about you know athletes in professional sports we know those a lift athletes make you know millions and millions of dollars but do the libyans actually make money through sponsorship deals with companies like kraft in red bull or do you see that the snowboard with burton in the skis with fischer etc are they paying somebody to use those products etc yes so of course if you're an olympic athlete the big money isn't

that gold medal makes you a pretty hot commodity for the sponsors so if we look at someone like shaun white for example he makes an estimated five to ten million dollars a year on sponsorship deals so while he's happy with that thirty seven thousand dollars from that gold medal he won what this really means is an ability to extend his ability to put those sponsorships out for those big companies like burton and does it really i mean shaun white won one gold before this one another one but if we look at those athletes in the past and i know i'll date myself but other lympics champions like like mark spitz saying even bruce now kaitlin jenner you know once you've won the gold does that really set you up to be have a financially lucrative career after the olympic games. well it obviously does penn's what sport you're in right we as americans are thrilled when someone wins the biathlon or some sort of long distance cross-country ski race but that's probably not a high enough profile to do much for you in the long term however we have athletes like obviously michael phelps the most successful ol

different events i really like watching seven seventeen year old chloe kim and red gerard and a shaun white always a thrill and even jamie anderson but you know these medals mean something but do the athletes actually get paid for their efforts so the olympics themselves does not pay the athletes however individual nations might pay their athletes depending on how well they do so for example in the united states a gold medal is worth thirty seven thousand five hundred dollars a silver is worth twenty five thousand and a bronze medal is worth twelve and a half thousand dollars that's actually a record amount paid to a limb pick winners by the u.s. so see this year. and when we talk about you know athletes in professional sports we know those a lift athletes make you know millions and millions of dollars but do the libyans actually make money through sponsorship deals with companies like kraft in red bull or do you see that the snowboard with burton and the skis with fisher etc are they paying somebody to use those products etc yes so of course if you're an olympic athlete the big money isn't

you've seen this, shaun white, with that unbelievable halfpipe run, cementing his place as one of ourest olympians ever. gold medal, two practically perfect runs. he's now the first snowboarder to win three gold medals at the winter games. somebody who's had a front row seat to all of it is chris jansing in south korea. i am beyond jealous. i wish we could trade places. >> wish you were here. >> thank you. i hear it's really cold, though. white's dad, this was an amazing moment. he said he's never seen his kid cry like he did last night. >> reporter: yeah. i mean, look, shaun white came here with something to prove after finishing off the medal stand four years ago. but boy, did he do it in spectacular fashion. the greatest run, hands-down, of his life. he did it when he was in second place, so he had really to pull off something incredible. as you've said, now, the most awarded snowboarder of all time. the only one with three gold medals, in addition to that, that was gold medal number 100 for team usa across all winter olympics. and he did it against the hot younger kids. he's 31. t

. >> including the moment that may have overshadowed shaun white's medal win. you are watching "world news now." dinner date...meeting his parents dinner date. why did i want a crest 3d white smile? so i used crest. crest 3d white removes... ...95% of surface stains in just 3 days... ...for a whiter smile... that will win them over. crest. healthy, beautiful smiles for life. >>> looking live at the olympic stadium in pyeongchang, south korea, where they are 14 hoyers ahead of the east coast. you can see those flags, it is looking windy. >> but slightly less windy than the last couple days. so maybe they can get alpine skiing in. they had to close down the olympic park yesterday. but today they faired better. the women's were postponed until tomorrow. we turn to snowboarding and superstar shaun white who won gold, but garnered other headlines. >> here's how he responded when asked about a settlement over past sexual misconduct allegations. >> reporter: a golden moment, that history making third gold medal. but white stumbled when i asked about allegations of sexu

different events i really liked watching seven seventeen year olds chloe kim and red gerard and shaun white always a thrill and even jamie anderson but you know these medals mean something but do the athletes actually get paid for their efforts so the olympics themselves does not pay the athletes however individual nations might pay their athletes depending on how well they do so for example in the united states a gold medal is worth thirty seven thousand five hundred dollars a silver is worth twenty five thousand and a bronze medal is worth twelve and a half thousand dollars that's actually a record amount paid to a limb pick winners by the u.s. so see this year. and when we talk about you know athletes in professional sports we know those a lift athletes make you know millions and millions of dollars but do the libyans actually make money through sponsorship deals with companies like kraft in red bull or do you see that the snowboard with burton in the skis with fischer etc are they paying somebody to use those products etc yes so of course if you're an olympic athlete the big money isn't

shaun white crushed it in the half pipe. he won his third gold medal after failing to make it to the podium in sochi. >> white later apologized for waiting to the last run to boast out his tricks. it was quite emotional because it was great to see. >> next to an american who's been skiing since he was two and became the youngest ever winner from the x-games. >> he had had to battle back from near death. >> reporter: hurdling down a half pipe, skiing upside down in midair, bagging six x-games medal, those are some of the easier things that wallace has braved in his short life. >> skiing saved my life and it was my get away. >> an infection that took him to the brink of death. he primed for a podium finish in pyeongchang but as this 22-year-old knows more than most anything can happen on the mountain and off. >> it happened, it sucks but you have to adapt into an older version at a young age. >> his life looked great and ski jumping girlfriend, raised here in the mountain town of aspen, colorado. so far, so bushy but when he w

snow showers a couple inches sunday into monday. >>> new this morning, three-time gold medalist shaun white is responding to sexual harassment accusations. white took home the gold yesterday in the men's halfpipe making olympic history. just hours after he faced questions about a harassment suit that was filed by a former drummer in his band. te claim dates back to 2016 and says white sent her explicit pictures and forced her to watch sexually explicit videos. matt gutman asked white about the allegations. >> matt gutman, abc news. shaun, the sexual harassment allegations against you have resurfaced. >> lena. >> are you concerned that they're going to tarnish your legacy? >> you know, i'm here to talk about the olympics, not gossip. but i don't think so. i am who i am. i'm proud of who i am and my friends, you know, love me and vouch for me. i think that stands on its own. >> white and she reached a settlement in that case one year ago. meantime, white also responding to claims that he dragged the american flag after his win last night. he says he was simply trying to put on his gloves, hol

shaun white's win was unbelievable.e was so emotional hugging his parents after wards as well and shiffrin, i cannot wait to see her ski. >> a lot of excitement. >> the president condemns domestic violence, but why is it so hard for him to say that to himself? >> and israeli police recommend corruption charges against benjamin netanyahu and some would say he's even playing the trump card. we'll explain next. i'm on the move all day long... and sometimes, i don't eat the way i should. so, i drink boost to get the nutrition i'm missing. boost high protein nutritional drink has 15 grams of protein to help maintain muscle and 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d. all with a great taste. boost gives me everything i need... to be up for doing what i love. boost high protein be up for it your heart doesn't only belong ♪to you. bye grandpa. and if you have heart failure, entrusting your heart to entresto may help. entresto is a heart failure medicine that helps improve your heart's ability to pump

. >>> and big snowboard anded by wind gives shaun white a win at the olick picks. good morning from studio 57 news lead quarters here in new york. good to be with you. >>> this morning six of seven climbers stranded on mt. hood are safe from the mountain but sadly someone who fell 7,000 feet yesterday has died. it's more than 11,200 feet high, notorious for its treacherous conditions in warm weather, thousands climb it each year. hena doba is here in new york with more. hena, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. emergency crews responded to separate incidents at the hogback area. while one climber was airlifted to a hospital and died the others are safely off the mountain after a complicated rescue and falling rock and ice. a half dozen climbers stranded on oregon's mt. hood since yesterday afternoon have been rescued and brought to safety. a seventh, though, seen receiving cpr from fellow climbers died at the hospital. officials say he fell between 700 and 1,000 feet down the mountain. >> they changed the location where they're at. they still have ice and ro

this morning everybody at least here are talking about shaun white. >> watch this, the emotional a moment>> i can't believe it. i'm so happy. all that work. >> winning the gold in the men's halfpipe. white whose nickname by th wase flying tomato, yep, he has graduated from that now, he has won this eventnt in three different games.motion just a couple hours ago he stopped by the "today" show to celebrate, still emotional. >> watching that footage is -- is heavy. >> just sitting there like please be my moment, you know, i gave it my all, i put down that run, it was so incredibly -- you know, a great feeling and the score hit and i just -- i was just crippled with, you know, overwhelming joy and happiness. >> wow.e )s see.or amazing toic the full interview airs at 7:00 a.m. by the way, white's win a historic mark for team u.s.a. it is america's 100th gold medal since the winter olympic games started. isn't it fun to with a muatch? >> it was great. winning the gold, ugly cry came on. that was good. not an ugly commute. it is a beautiful drive, a little slowing for 101, typical at this time a

this morning everybody talking about shaun white. >> here is the emotional moment after his big win. believe you did this. i am so happy. all that work. >> winning the gold in the men's halfpipe. white, whose nickname was the flying tomato he says he has graduated from that name now, but he's won this event in three different games. just a couple of hours ago he stopped by the "today" show to celebrate. he was of course still emotional. >> watching that footage is -- it's heavy. >> just sitting there like, please be my moment, you know, i gave it my all, i put down that run, it was so incredibly a great feeling and the score hit and i just -- i was just crippled with, you know, overwhelming joy and happiness. >> it's hard not to share that excitement and happiness. full interview airs at 7:00 a.m. you should check it out. by the way, white's win notched a historic mark for team u.s.a., it is america's 100th gold medal since the winter olympic games began. germany the new leader with 12 medals, netherlands and norway are in a second place tie with 11, canada coming in with 10, the u.s.

he had a perfect 100 last month yeah, shaun white is back. qualifying and the finals -- he is through qualifying and finals are tomorrow. look at the medal count. norway leading the way with 9, and the united states with six total. we are back with more news after this. i was in my third tour in iraq when my vehicle was hit by an ied. i looked down and i knew i was out of the fight. but playing for team usa has been a second chance to represent my country. i get to show my children and the world that, yeah, i might have been knocked down, but i'm up, and i'm honored to be able to represent the flag. comcast is grateful to all who have served our country, and we're proud to bring the 2018 olympic and paralympic winter games home to everyone. a palo alto native takes the ice. so does a speed skater with local ties. we )re live overnight in south korea with results. plus: a "shipping label" warning before your next online buy. that )s tomorrow - 4:30 to 7. check out her tweets. chloe kim wasn )t just hungry fr gold... she was actually hungry. >>