WATCH: Shaun White Shockingly FALLS in Crucial Moment, Medal Hopes in Jeopardy at Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

What’s with this year’s Winter Olympics for the American athletes? First Mikaela Shiffrin, now Shaun White, has fallen down at critical junctures thus damaging their hopes for glory. Like Shiffrin, Shaun White fell down after failing to do his fourth trick. With a clean set of tricks at the beginning, White could not maintain his balance and landed awkwardly.

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Looking to win his fourth Olympic gold medal, he was expected to put on a good show after his incredible qualifying showcase. But, things have gotten out of hand for American athletes in the snowboarding and skiing competitions. As for White, he must have wondered what went wrong.

Shaun White tumbles at a crucial stage

Chiefly, the outstanding American came to Beijing with his head held high, enjoying the opening ceremony. Not only that, he made his fifth Winter Olympic appearance and looked motivated and focused to secure his name on the podium.

Despite all the experience, he fell down during the landing of his trick with fine margins coming into play. Hence, the Olympic qualification looks bleak for Shaun White after getting a score of 24.25. He ranks 19th in the half-pipe qualifying competitions and it’s all up in the air now.

Similarly, Mikaela Shiffrin lost her footing during the slalom competitions for the second time in Beijing. She looked bitterly disappointed with her run at the Olympics and seems to not get a grip on proceedings. With White stumbling across the trick, things are looking bleak for the Americans. His last Olympic appearance did not go well as he hopes to get in a great second run.

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He comes back with a bang!

Despite losing his footing in the first run, he returned to put in a marvelous performance to the delight of the fans. White scored 86.25 to rank fourth during the second run of the qualifying event of the half-pipe competition. Without a doubt, Ayumu Hirano ranked first as his rival has a significant advantage.

With the final set to happen on February 11th, White hopes to be in contention to win a place at the podium. The predictions are Hirano, Scotty, and White; which happened during the World Cup event in Laax, Switzerland. Can history repeat itself and White claim his last Olympic medal?