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Shaun White Preparing for His 5th Olympic Games

Shaun White,

The 2022 Winter Olympic Games will be held in Beijing, China, and viewers may be watching a familiar athlete. The 35-year-old snowboarder Shaun White is training for his potentially fifth Olympic Games. Related: Why Snowboarders Hate Shaun White White is a three-time Olympic gold medalist, winning in 2006, 2010, and 2018. Additionally, White holds the world record for the most […]

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Avatar photo Breya Bergom | October 18, 2021
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Why Snowboarders Hate Shaun White:

Both Yahoo Sports & Business Insider magazine have written articles this week addressing just why snowboarders hate Shaun White. Below are excerpts from those articles. Shaun White does seem to be generally resented by the Snowboarding community. Snowboarders that I spend time with constantly disrepect Shaun and pooh-pooh his achievements. I asked the two snowboarders I live with why they don’t like Shaun White and here’s what they said: “I hate him because he’s supposedly the biggest representative of our sport and he’s not really a part of the community. I hate him for […]

Miles Clark | March 3, 2020
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