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Snowboarding – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Men’s Halfpipe Finals – Phoenix Snow Park Pyeongchang, South Korea – February 14, 2018 – Gold medallist Shaun White of the U.S. with U.S. flag draped around his shoulders. REUTERS/Jorge Silva – DEVEE2E0AJQ0Q
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Snowboarding – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Men’s Halfpipe Finals – Phoenix Snow Park Pyeongchang, South Korea – February 14, 2018 – Gold medallist Shaun White of the U.S. with U.S. flag draped around his shoulders. REUTERS/Jorge Silva – DEVEE2E0AJQ0Q
Legendary American snowboarder Shaun White has retired after the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022. Over the course of a decorated career, the 35-year-old won three Olympic gold medals- the most by a snowboarder.
Now a retired snowboarder, he opened up on how it was his girlfriend, popular actress Nina Dobrev, who guided him on what to do next.
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With the word ‘retired’ now sitting between ‘Shaun White’ and ‘snowboarder’, it is time for the American legend to move on to other avenues in life. In fact, White has a plethora of options to explore, stepping away from snowboarding after the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022.
During his appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show, White said,?“It’s been an amazing run so I’m happy with it, Honestly, there’s so much to be done outside of that world that I’m excited to check it out…My girlfriend said if you’re retiring you gotta make this list of things you wanna do.”
Shaun White was able to tick one of the first things off quite immediately.
“Pretty close to the top of the list was go to a Super Bowl,” White shared.
Since the Super Bowl is always on during the competitive season, he was never able to attend. Thus, as soon as he landed, he greeted everyone and immediately left for the SoFi stadium to attend the Super Bowl with Nina Dobrev.
Shaun White is going to have his hands full
Even though he has retired, White will be busy. The legend will?have his hands full with his 3-part docuseries on streaming network Discovery+. This series will cover his childhood, his career as it grew in scope and legend, and also his family. The series is already green-lit and in the works.
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2022 Beijing Olympics – Snowboard – Men’s Snowboard Halfpipe Final Run 3 – Genting Snow Park, Zhangjiakou, China – February 11, 2022. Shaun White of the United States in action. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
Moreover, there is WHITESPACE, White’s own brand, dealing in apparel and snowboarding equipment in particular. Furthermore, there is also Air & Style, i.e. a snowboarding-music festival that blends the two together.
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Shaun White's Air + Style merges sports and music in the midst of #MeToo https://t.co/wdKXD6GwHR pic.twitter.com/uETHAGyBH8
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) March 7, 2018
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White even helped bring the music and sporting festival to Los Angeles, and he holds a majority stake in it, as well. Thus, there is no denying that Shaun White’s plate is going to be pretty full for quite a while.
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