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Snowboarding in the half-pipe. Shaun White, “The Flying Tomato,” won a gold medal in the 2010 Winter Olympics for snowboarding in the half-pipe. He soared an unprecedented
(Source: “White Rides to Repeat in Halfpipe, Lago Takes Bronze,” Associated Press, 2/18/2010.) How fast was he going when he reentered the half-pipe?
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