Shaun White Flips His Way to the Top — Again!

White out does the competition

San Diegan Shaun White won the skate vert final yesterday in the Toyota Challenge in Salt Lake City, the two-time Olympic snowboarding champion's second Dew Tour victory in a row.

White's received 94.75 points for the run that included back-to-back fakie fives, a heelflip 720 and his signature Armadillo -- a frontside heel-flip body varial 540. Canada's Pierre-Luc Gagnon was second at 90.50.

The Dew Tour consists of five separate competitions in skateboarding and BMX at locations across the country. The next stop, and final stop, is the Dew Tour Championships in Las Vegas, October 14 - 17, 2010, where the USA Today reports White will ride again.

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