“Working Out Some New Moves”: Shaun White Is Not Afraid of Japanese Competition at Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

What a run it has been for Shaun White. With all due respect to other competitors, he is the greatest snowboarder of all time. Not only for his longevity but for the sheer consistency, for a career spanning over two decades.

However, this year’s Beijing Winter Olympics will be his last dance. Qualifying at the final round, he took a podium finish to confirm his name to go to China.

Being 35, he is the oldest player in the competition but still young at heart. As new skilled snowboarders are preparing for the Olympics, White reveals some preparations heading to the Games. Apart from all the physical and mental conditioning, he opened up to trying new tricks to excite the audience.

Shaun White reveals plans for Beijing Winter Olympics

With tough competitors in the half-pipe competition, he hopes to entertain the audience by performing new tricks. Japanese snowboarder Ayumu Hirano is the favorite to win the competition with his undeniable skill. Significantly, he became the first snowboarder to land the triple cork in the competition. A triple cork is a frontside triple cork 1440 which includes four full rotations and three off-axis flips. Hence, with all the new players on the block, White is not shying away as he attempts to land some brand new tricks.

“You know it’s gonna be an incredible competition. There’s talks of triple corks now, these triple flips that are happening. A lot of the Japanese riders have been attempting those. There’s talks of doing a 16 which is 180 past the 1440. But it’s going to be incredible. I don’t want to give anything away but I’ve been working out some new moves and I hope that everything really peaks, once I get to the competition. You know, once I see the start gate, once I see the competitors and get to drop in,” said White.

The talent on display is surely going to be outstanding. For White, however, it is a chance for him to bow out in style.

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Can White win another gold medal?

During the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, he claimed his third gold medal by giving a sensational performance. He attempted two 1440 to win the competition in his final run. The audience in attendance were in shock at his determination to be the best as he claimed an unforgettable victory.

Thus, appearing in his final Olympic Games, White would hope to grab yet another gold medal. Although there are tough competitors in the competition, there is something that the rest of them don’t have. Experience. That intangible matters the most. Do you think he can win another gold medal?

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