Shaun White has introduced his official retirement from aggressive snowboarding, with Beijing 2022 marking not solely his final time on the Olympic stage, but in addition in any official competitors.
“Will probably be my final competitors, which is fairly particular,” White instructed a information convention in Zhangjiakou, China on Saturday, in response to the official Olympic web site. “It’s been an attractive run. Let’s see this by way of and see what’s subsequent.”
Over the course of his profession, White has change into a family identify and an iconic face of snowboarding. The American athlete has earned three Olympic gold medals — on the 2006, 2010 and 2018 Video games. This yr’s Winter Olympics in Beijing marks his fifth Olympic look competing for Staff U.S.A. Along with his Olympic achievements, White has earned 15 gold medals on the X-Video games — 13 in snowboarding and two as a skateboarder.
Regardless of his upcoming retirement, White assured the Saturday press convention that he wouldn’t be leaving the game utterly.
“I feel the attractive half about snowboarding is there’s nonetheless a life available inside the sport exterior of competitors, with so many names that you already know you don’t see within the limelight,” he mentioned. “All these folks inside an business that experience backcountry and pipes. I’m simply too excited for the subsequent chapter.”
Based on the Related Press, White had just lately been dealing with problems from earlier accidents in his knee, again and ankle — prompting him to start his retirement choice in November 2021.
Nonetheless, the Olympian is trying ahead to competing on this yr’s Video games — which start halfpipe {qualifications} on Wednesday.
“I’ve been giving it my all. There have been ups and downs to get right here, however by way of all of it, I’ve gotten stronger and higher the entire approach and I’m excited to be right here,” White instructed the media.
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