Ban on Shaun White’s halfpipe could follow if attempts to copy it at the Vancouver games lead to more injuries
It has an innocuous enough name, but for competitors and millions of viewers it could just prove to be one of talking points of the Winter Olympics, which start next week.
The “double cork” is a sports manoeuvre that is dividing snowboarders who are now preparing for the games in Vancouver. So difficult and dangerous is the mid-air movement, that some have called for it to be banned  … Details
