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Three-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White to retire after Beijing Games
Three-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White to retire after Beijing Games
4:18 AM ET
Tom Hamilton
Senior Writer
Snowboard great Shaun White has confirmed he will retire after Beijing 2022.
White, 35, won his first halfpipe gold at Turin 2006 and also took gold at Vancouver 2010 and Pyeongchang 2018. This is his fifth Olympics, but he confirmed at a news conference Saturday this will be his final Games.
"This has all had its amazing glow as I've decided this will be my last Olympics," White said. "I've given it my all, there have been some ups and downs on the way to get here. And with that I feel I've got stronger and better.
"I'm just so excited about everything. Opening ceremony was incredible. The venue looks incredible. I'm just enjoying every single moment."
4:18 AM ET
Tom Hamilton
Senior Writer
Snowboard great Shaun White has confirmed he will retire after Beijing 2022.
White, 35, won his first halfpipe gold at Turin 2006 and also took gold at Vancouver 2010 and Pyeongchang 2018. This is his fifth Olympics, but he confirmed at a news conference Saturday this will be his final Games.
"This has all had its amazing glow as I've decided this will be my last Olympics," White said. "I've given it my all, there have been some ups and downs on the way to get here. And with that I feel I've got stronger and better.
"I'm just so excited about everything. Opening ceremony was incredible. The venue looks incredible. I'm just enjoying every single moment."
35? Sheesh, he was just ...