White And Clark Double Up At Park City

Things keep going like this and it seems we’ll see a couple gold medals on the necks of Shaun White and Kelly Clark as they both threw down the best runs of their lives in Park City for the final US Snowboarding Grand Prix.

When Fuel TV’s Keir Dillon asked Shaun what we should be expecting from him in Vancouver he wasn’t shy. “I think a little bit of that and then some,” White said. “We have a little bit of time before that so I’m going to put a little more practice in. . . The team is shaping up pretty heavy. I’m pumped man. I happy for my teammates.”

The real stand-out of the night was Luke Mitrani. His style, speed, amplitude, and consistency tonight showed that he is totally capable of the kind of riding the Olympics require. He’s always been and amazing kid, but this year it seems that his riding and competitive attitude have matured. Greg Bretz is certainly on the up, but if we had to make the decision on who to send to Vancouver it would definitely be Mitrani. And if you’re wondering what happened to Louie “Tiny Dancer” Vito, he sat on both runs on the same trick: his second double cork.

The women’s event was marred by falls. In the first run Kelly Clark was the only top four rider to make it down the pipe. And after slipping out on her first run Gretchen Bleiler chose not to take her second. She didn’t need too. Hannah Teter slipped into second with a super safe B or C run. All Ellery Hollingsworth needed to do was land one run, but it escaped her. With the big girls out Kaitlyn Farrinton and Madeline Schaffrick had no problem stepping right in. Unfortunately, it was too late.

Follow the jump for the results and our guess at the 2010 US Olympic Team.
The conditions were tough. It snowed through the entire event an the pressure was on. Hopefully, they won’t have to ride in snow (or rain) when pipe time comes in Vancouver.

USPG Final Mens Results: (click for full scores)
1. Shaun White 49.5
2. Scotty Lago 48
3. Luke Mitrani 45.3
4. Gregory Bretz 44.8
5. JJ Thomas 44.2
6. Jack Mitrani 42.3
7. Dylan Bidez 42.1
8. Steve Fisher 40.6
9. Zach Black 38.5
10. Broc Waring 38.2
11. Danny Kass 37.5
12. Andy Finch 36.7

Park City USGP Women’s Final results (click for full scores)
1 Kelly Clark 47.4
2. Hannah Teter 43.93.
3. Kaitlyn Farrington
4. Madeline Schaffrick 36.5
5. Elena Hight

So, unofficially, here’s what we believe the 2010 US Olympic Snowboarding Halfpipe Team will be.

Shaun White
Louie Vito
Scotty Lago
Luke Mitrani
Kelly Clark
Hannah Teter
Gretchen Bleiler
Elena Hight

The official team will be announced tomorrow. We’ll keep you posted.

If you missed the Fuel TV live feed and want to see a bunch of frame grabs from the live feed check out YoBeat’s “faux-toe gallery.”