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BARDONECCHIA, ITALY. SUNDAY, FEBUARY 12, 2006. The mens Winter Olympic snowboard half pipe contest . American Shaun White of Carlsbad, CA winner of the the gold medal lets out a whoop of joy as he holds a flag on the podium afterwards. (DENVER POST PHOTO BY CYRUS MCCRIMMON cell: in italia 001 39 3346 318 444)
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BARDONECCHIA, ITALY. SUNDAY, FEBUARY 12, 2006. The mens Winter Olympic snowboard half pipe contest . American Shaun White of Carlsbad, CA winner of the the gold medal lets out a whoop of joy as he holds a flag on the podium afterwards. (DENVER POST PHOTO BY CYRUS MCCRIMMON cell: in italia 001 39 3346 318 444)
Winter Olympics hero, Shaun White, is fighting for his fifth berth at the last Olympic qualifiers. Sadly, the champion’s retirement is nearing as he announced ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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After establishing himself as the king of the snow, Shaun looked back at his years of glories. While movies are fantasies for many, Shaun believes his life itself is no less than a cinematic masterpiece.
Shaun White enjoyed competing for more than winning medals
As Shaun competes at the US Grand Prix on his quest for a berth to Beijing, finding similarities between his life and the famous movie, Rocky, Shaun said, “I remember going to my first Olympics and they’re like ‘Hey look, this is kind of like the movie Rocky.’ Like, he doesn’t even win in the movie. It’s all about the thrill of the fight, what it took to get there and what kind of person he had to become to get to this place and you’re kind of forever changed by that.”
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PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA – FEBRUARY 14: Gold medalist Shaun White of the United States celebrates during the Snowboard Men’s Halfpipe Final on day five of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at Phoenix Snow Park on February 14, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
He further added, ”I mean, that’s the true accomplishment and obviously winning medals and things like that is the icing on the cake. But, just to go there and do all that again would be amazing.”
Notably, the 35-year-old is one step close to clinching a historical fifth mega games appearance.
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Shaun gives an update on his Olympic berth chase
Shaun White posted a video giving fans update on how far he is from taking the flight to Beijing in February. White said, “It all boils down to this. Mammoth mountain. I am currently ranked 13th in the world but out of the Americans, I’m ranked third and they take four men to the Olympics.”
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PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA – FEBRUARY 14: Gold medalist Shaun White of the United States poses during the medal ceremony for the Snowboard Men’s Halfpipe Final on day five of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at Medal Plaza on February 14, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
If Shaun makes it to the podium on Saturday, he will easily sail to the Winter Olympics. Unfortunately, it might be his last Olympic appearance. Do you think the world will witness the ‘Flying Tomato’ mark history at the Beijing Games with a fourth gold medal?
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