BMX Rider Makes History Tying Shaun White’s Remarkable X-Games Record

Many Olympic athletes do multitask in their sports professions, and Olympic snowboarder Shaun White is one of them. He also loves to do Skateboarding. He has won gold medals in Vancouver, Torino, and Pyeongchang. Shaun has also won 10 ESPY Awards in his whole career.

Apart from all these records, there is one more that Shaun holds, and that is the world record of having the most gold medals in the X Games. In X Games, Shaun has won in both Snowboarding and Skateboarding.

Garrett Reynolds tieing with records of Shaun White

Shaun White had created a world record in X Games, but now, his records are in danger as Garrett Reynolds has tied with Shaun’s record. Recently, Garrett secured his 15th gold medal in the X Games. The official Twitter handle of X Games has shared this news.

Their Twitter handle wrote, “Two’s company! @thrashtheshred wins BMX Street, his 15th XG gold. He is now tied with Shaun White for most gold medals in X Games history.”

Garrett is a professional BMX street rider who has won many medals in the X Games. He was born in New Jersey in 1990. His father introduced him to this sport, and he started competing when he was 12. The first competition he won was Taz Tour.

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There is one interesting fact about Garrett, that he launched his own bicycle company between the practices and competitions. This company was named BMX Fiend, which provides the technical part of the BMX cycle. It also includes T-shirts, caps, shades, and beanies. Also, in 2014, he made an amazing promo for his BMX company named ‘Fiending’ with the sponsorship of the Cinema Wheel Co.

Achievements Of Shaun

Shaun started skateboarding at an early age. He got his first sponsorship for snowboarding when he was seven years old. Shaun’s talent was recognized by professional skateboarder Tony Hawk. Tony mentored Shaun in Encinitas, California, a YMCA skate park.

In one interview with Shaun, he describes Tony as his hero and mentor. Shaun used to fear Hawk and wanted to impress him badly with his skills. Shaun is skilled and professional in halfpipe snowboarding.

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In the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Shaun announced his retirement with his last game. Besides sports, Shaun has acted in various movies like Friends with Benefits and Cloud 9.