Winter Olympics 2014: Snowboarder Shaun White stunned in Sochi by Swiss Iouri Podladtchikov aka 'i-Pod'

White, who had been expected to take his third straight Olympic gold medal, finished fourth

Shaun White of the United States congratulates gold medalist Iouri Podladtchikov of Switzerland (Getty Images)

Swiss Iouri “i-Pod” Podladtchikov won the gold medal in the men's snowboarding halfpipe at the Sochi Olympics today to deprive Shaun White of a third successive title.

Russian-born Podladtchikov put in a stunning second run under the lights at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park to earn 94.75 points, which proved enough to win the contest.

Fifteen-year-old Japanese Ayumu Hirano took silver with 93.50 on his second run, pipping his 18-year-old compatriot Taku Hiraoka, who took bronze with 92.25.

White finished fourth after dropping two tricks on his first run and only managing 90.25 on his second.

Reuters