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CHICAGO (AP) -- Snowboarding's greatest showman might have an Olympic encore in mind.
Fresh off his jaw-dropping victory in Vancouver, Shaun White showed up to cheers and squeals on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" Friday and says he's thought "a little bit" about trying for a third straight men's halfpipe gold medal at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.
He said: "Why would I not want to experience this again?"
White had already won gold this week when he did his second run with nothing to lose. He pulled out his Double McTwist 1260 -- two board-over-head flips inside of 3 1/2 turns -- and pulled it off.
White says the trick is all about commitment. And he says he wanted to do it after the trick led to a nasty spill during a practice at last month's Winter X Games.
Says White: "I'll be a guy to not give up, to not quit easily. I got back up."
The Vancouver Olympics and the medals race both finished in spectacular fashion for North Americans. The United States won 37 medals and Canada finished with 14 gold medals. Both are the best of these games and part of the greatest hauls ever at a Winter Olympics.
With one more perfect run down sliding's most difficult track, Steve Holcomb drove USA-1 to the Olympic gold medal in four-man bobsledding on Saturday, ending a 62-year drought for the Americans in the event.
