Shaun White

2022 - 2 - 11

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Look back at the McTwists and turns of Shaun White's golden ... (knkx.org)

Look back at the McTwists and turns of Shaun White's golden snowboarding career ... Shaun White trains before the men's halfpipe finals at the 2022 Winter ...

While acknowledging his struggles to record another jaw-dropping run, White added, "I did what I could and I'm proud of fourth." At the Beijing Games, it was another trick — one which has eluded White — that decided the competition: the triple cork 1440. But that undersells it a bit: the triple cork "entails spinning four full rotations while simultaneously inverting three times," as NBC Sports says. He created the Double McTwist 1260 — it "combines three-and-a-half twists and two flips," the Olympics explains. "A lot of emotions are hitting me right now — the cheering from the crowd, some kind words from my fellow competitors at the bottom. Shaun White said farewell to his storied Olympic career Thursday evening ET, proving that at 35 he's still among the world's elite snowboarders.

UP CLOSE: Shaun White looks to Super Bowl, rest and new start ... (Sentinel Colorado)

Less than 24 hours after snowboarding's global icon took his final competitive halfpipe ride at the Olympics, he was bound for the airport. The destination: Los ...

There was a long stretch in Europe for training, which also led to the decision to retire. “Advice I’ve got from others is ‘Just take a second,'” White said. “It’s one of the things that’s driven me to be one of the best in sports. “But definitely supporting in some capacity would be very enjoyable, I think.” “It was amazing to know I have so much ahead of me.” He said offering advice and helping a few young riders find their way in the sport is intriguing. “I’ve been to the house parties and stuff. A dip into coaching — at least in the way that his buddy and coach, 2002 bronze medalist J.J. Thomas is doing it — might take a little longer. But I think I’m going to enjoy this new lifestyle much better.” The past week in the mountains above Beijing have triggered an outpouring of feelings along every step of the way. White said his phone has been blowing up — all of it supportive. The destination: Los Angeles to watch his first Super Bowl in person.

Farewell to the Flying Tomato: how Shaun White left an Olympic ... (The Guardian)

The pioneering Shaun White bowed out after his fifth Games and in doing so passed the torch to Ayumu Hirano.

He looks back on 20 years of riding at the highest level, and it was a huge pleasure to have him today in this competition.” “Maybe it was the pressure, maybe it was just exhaustion. “It’s been a journey, I’m just so happy, and thank you all from the bottom of my heart,” he said. I made it happen for two runs and I couldn’t hold on for the last. “Sorry you’re going to get me ugly crying here, but I’m not upset about the result,” he said. Hirano immediately responded with exactly that: a huge run that looked to raise the bar but was given only 91.75 by the judges. “It wasn’t nervousness, but I had a different feeling from usual. Yet from the moment Hirano slid down the pipe and soared 5.5 metres in the air it was on. And as Hirano stood on the podium with his gold medal there was a sense of something else too. It was that and more. The one-time teenage phenom known as the Flying Tomato, who brought the cool of the X Games to the Olympic arena and dragged the rest with him, finished fourth in his fifth Olympics. White had tried in training, in 2013, and it hospitalised him.

Shaun White and girlfriend Nina Dobrev fuel rumors of a possible ... (Daily Mail)

Retired snowboarding star Shaun White and his actress girlfriend Nina Dobrev today declared their undying love for each other fueling rumors that they are ...

You are one of a kind.' Hard work, your passion, your determination, your talent, your class, your fearlessness, your courage, your soul, your heart. White posted 33 heart emojis online to Nina, one for each year the Vampire Diaries star has been alive and to mark Valentines Day on Monday White posted 33 heart emojis online to Nina, one for each year The Vampire Diaries star has been alive and to mark Valentine's Day on Monday. YOUR LEGACY. - White posted 33 heart emojis online to Nina, one for each year the Vampire Diaries star has been alive and to mark Valentines Day on Monday

Snowboard icon Shaun White shows his class as he helps his ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Legendary snowboarder White and Dr Esther Lee both admit they most likely would not have made it to the 2022 Winter Olympics without each others' help.

"I think just feeling like I have a purpose again and feeling useful again, that alone kind of boosted up my physical wellbeing. "It's just been such an amazing journey and I, I owe a lot to him to like, believe in me and believe that I can be here and help him at this level. A few months ago, I was in a wheelchair going to the airport with him, and here I am. I don't know how long." He was in tears after the event as the realisation that his career had come to its end in the aftermath of that event, as the crowd showed their love and his opponents came to console him. "Shaun was one of the first people I called...

So what's next for Shaun White? (WJMN - UPMatters.com)

Snowboarding icon Shaun White 's next big contest is the Super Bowl. He was bound for the airport less than 24 hours after he took his final competitive ...