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      • Shaun White ended his incredible snowboard career with an impressive performance in the men's halfpipe final at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. The three-time gold medallist and defending champion finished fourth at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou.
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  2. Feb 10, 2022 · Shaun White ended his incredible snowboard career with an impressive performance in the men's halfpipe final at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. The three-time gold medallist and defending champion finished fourth at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou.

    • Gold in Torino
    • Gold in Vancouver
    • Fourth in Sochi
    • Gold in Pyeongchang

    In 2006, the then-19 year old stormed onto the Olympic scene, earning the nickname of “The Flying Tomato” thanks to his long red hair. He won gold in the halfpipe at Turin 2006, after staging a stunning comeback. The California native also competes in skateboarding and won a gold medal at the X Games in 2007, a feat he repeated in 2011. He is the m...

    At the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, White secured the gold with his first run. On his second turn, he debuted a new trick, the Double McTwist 1260. It’s a high-flying twist that has become his trademark, one that he even usedto qualify for the finals at the Beijing Games. Read more: Chloe Kim Makes History With Gold Medal in Women’s Snowboard Halfpipe

    White had a disappointing finish in the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014, where he placed fourth in his signature half-pipe event. Controversy has clouded some of White’s legacy. He was accused of sexual harassment while at the Games, reaching an undisclosed settlementin 2017.

    Just months out from the 2018 Winter Olympics, White fell during practice in New Zealand, a crash that resulted in 62 stitches and missing a month of training. Despite that setback, White scored a perfect 100 in his qualifying event earning a spot at the Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. There, he landed back-to-back 1440s—a jaw-dropping move that...

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  3. Feb 11, 2022 · Jan Scherrer of Switzerland took bronze. White finished in fourth place as he fell on the final run of a career that's seen the American star win three Olympic titles. He lifted up his...

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  4. Feb 10, 2022 · Published Feb. 10, 2022 Updated Feb. 11, 2022. ZHANGJIAKOU, China — It all came to an end here, on a tilted chute of ice on an unnamed mountain in China, and the only surprise was that...

  5. Feb 9, 2022 · Three-time gold medalist Shaun White came through when it mattered again, executing in his second run of qualifying a double McTwist 1260 that had cost him a fall on his first to place fourth...

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