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The United States reached a historic milestone on Tuesday evening at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games with Shaun White picking up the gold in the snowboard halfpipe.

With this medal, team USA now has 100 gold medals in its Winter Olympic history.

The 31-year-old delivered an incredible performance in the very last run of the event to score a 97.75 and jump to the top of the leaderboard in South Korea on Wednesday.

Norway currently leads the all-time list with 121 golds, ahead of the U.S. (100) and Germany (92).

Swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time with 28 medals, 23 of them gold, was quick off the blocks to express his delight on Twitter.

&quot;Let`s go @shaunwhite !!! Way to go man!! Nothing like a good comeback right?? Redemption always feels great!&quot; Phelps wrote on his verified account, alluding to White`s failure to win a medal at Sochi four years ago.

From the NFL, Houston Texans defensive end J.J Watt was also impressed.

&quot;That pure emotion from @shaunwhite. That`s what it`s all about. So awesome,&quot; he tweeted.

The US won its first gold medal at the inaugural Winter games in 1924 in Chamonix, France.&nbsp;

Charles Jewtraw took the gold in men&rsquo;s 500-meter speed skating, which happened to be the only time Team USA topped the podium that year. &nbsp;&nbsp;

The 31-year-old delivered an incredible performance in the very last run of the event

The United States reached a historic milestone on Tuesday evening at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games with Shaun White picking up the gold in the snowboard halfpipe. With this medal, team USA now has 100 gold medals in its Winter Olympic history. The 31-year-old delivered an incredible performance in the very last run of the event to score a 97.75 and jump to the top of the leaderboard in South Korea on Wednesday. Norway currently leads the all-time list with 121 golds, ahead of the U.S. (100) and Germany (92). Swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time with 28 medals, 23 of them gold, was quick off the blocks to express his delight on Twitter. "Let`s go @shaunwhite !!! Way to go man!! Nothing like a good comeback right?? Redemption always feels great!" Phelps wrote on his verified account, alluding to White`s failure to win a medal at Sochi four years ago. From the NFL, Houston Texans defensive end J.J Watt was also impressed. "That pure emotion from @shaunwhite. That`s what it`s all about. So awesome," he tweeted. The US won its first gold medal at the inaugural Winter games in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Charles Jewtraw took the gold in men’s 500-meter speed skating, which happened to be the only time Team USA topped the podium that year.

2018 Olympic Winter Games: US wins its 100th gold in Olympics history

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