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[medicom_row color=”null” title=”null”][/medicom_row]Thousands of snowboarders are thrilled each time they hear of yet another snow storm to hit their favorite mountains. The exhilaration they experience as they accelerate down the mountain while looking out into the beautiful white scenery is like nothing else in the world. The evolution of snowboarding over the last few decades has been fun and exciting to witness. It was only in the late ‘90s that snowboarding was added to the Olympics, and now two time Olympic Gold medalist Shaun White has even become a household name. This year he has been getting a lot of press, not just for his halfpipe performance, but even more so for his decision not to compete in slopestyle. Last week, he announced that he would not participate in the new slopestyle event in Sochi because of “potential risk of injury.” While some bloggers and journalists are suggesting that other reasons may have been involved in his decision, (“Sh
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Snowboarding Legend Shaun White Shares An Emotional Message After His sista Olympic Run
Shaun White, the world-famous snowboarder, called it a career on Thursday night, concluding decades of dominance with a halfpipe run at the 2022 Winter Olympics being held in Beijing. White became emotional as he gave an interview following his final Olympic run, where he finished fourth, just barely missing the podium.
Despite not being able to secure a medal at his fifth Olympic Games, Shaun White said he was proud of the sport that he said has been his life. The Olympian cried openly as NBC patched him through to his cheering family back home. He was overcome with emotion and unable to speak for several seconds before sharing the touching message.
I just want to thank everyone for watching. Everyone at home, thank you. Snowboarding, thank you. It’s been the love of my life.
Nobody can blame Shaun White for feeling such extreme emotions. The 35-year-old snowboarder secured his f
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Shaun White on competing again after horrific crash: 'I was a bit terrified'
If you're Shaun White, smashing your face on the lip of a frozen halfpipe can be a blessing in disguise.
The snowboarding icon opened up to Natalie Morales on TODAY Tuesday about the vicious crash he suffered while training in New Zealand and how it served as a source of inspiration heading into his fourth Olympics.
"Horrible as it was to have this injury, I feel so alive because I was able to conquer my fears and go back and do the trick and do it perfect,'' the 31-year-old said on TODAY Tuesday. "Now I get to go do it in front of the world at the Olympics."
White was training on a 22-foot Olympic superpipe in New Zealand in October when he lost control during a difficult trick — a double cork 1440, which involves four rotations of his body — and smacked his face on the edge of the pipe.
"I tried this one warm-up trick and kinda just spaced on where I was and what I was doing. Unfortunately