After watching Shaun White wave the US Flag following his domination of the Half pipe competition at Cypress Mountain in North Vancouver, I couldn't help but wonder if the competition could have more competitive had some other riders not fallen.

Without taking anything away from White's eye-popping, dominating performance - there was one rider who I thought had an unbelievable method to his style and had he not fallen - he could've competed for a silver or bronze medal. The rider I'm speaking of is Kazuhiro Kokubo of Japan.

Kokubo, dressed in Rasta colors throughout the event and with dreads dangling from beneath his helmet was so fluid in his maneuvers. He was such a treat to watch. Kokubo had a faulty landing on his double cork on the second run and could only manage eighth, but I will definitely be following his career from this point forward. Just prior to the games, Kokubo got himself into a little trouble after he wore Japan's official Olympic uniform on his way to Vancouver in a sloppy and baggy way. Here's an excerpt from Japan Today ''if you can't land the double cork, you're finished. I was able to show my style, so I have no regrets,'' said Kokubo... ''I went through a lot but I am just glad that the fans rooted for me till the end. It's good that I stuck with my style throughout.''

It's all about style with this guy. I love that in a competitive athlete.