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learning more about the life and career
of Shawn white shawn roger white was
born September 3rd 1986 in San Diego
California as a child he underwent two
heart surgeries to correct a defect that
caused on oxygen ated blood to pump
through his veins after overcoming that
obstacle white threw himself into sports
like surfing and skateboarding come
winter time he and his siblings were
skiing in the mountains when White was
six his mother decided snowboarding was
less dangerous than skiing she also
insisted he ride backwards so he’d be
slower but as it turned out practicing
switched this early helped him become
more proficient later white wasn’t
natural but even so he did suffer broken
bones and a fractured skull by age 7
white had his first sponsor and was
flying feet above his competition what
gave him his edge was his win at all
costs nature and ability to make the
sport look effortless when the pressure
was on vert skateboarding legend Tony
Hawk noticed this young phenom when he
was nine and touted him as one of
snowboarding’s top prospects soon white
took his snowboard skills Pro around the
time it became an Olympic sport
he started skateboarding professionally
at 17 with help from his mentor Hawk and
excelled thanks to his practice on the
slopes back in the snow white competed
with athletes much older than himself
and took part in his first X Games in
2000 at win snowboard contests and I
couldn’t get the award because it was at
a bar I’d be outside like you know maybe
21 to get in so I’m sitting outside like
I want he then started prepping for his
first Olympic showing however the buzz
around him was not enough to carry him
to Salt Lake City and white failed to
qualify for the 2002 US Olympic team by
three tenths of a point that defeat
galvanized his resolve and in 2003 he
was named the X Games best athlete
thanks to his impressive performances in
the slopestyle and super pipe events
white also became the
first person to participate in both the
summer and the winter x-games that year
which cemented his status as an extreme
sports star and a crossover success but
white was forced to slow down after
sustaining a knee injury in 2004 once he
healed he steered his focus toward
snowboarding and took cues from the rest
of the community by training rigorously
year round white was ready for the 2006
Torino Winter Olympics after chalking up
another winter x-games gold he squeaked
through to the finals in the halfpipe
event and used his last run to prove he
was the true master of the 1080 this
impressive sequence won him his first
gold medal and made him the face of the
US Olympic team back home white was a
star he traveled the talkshow circuit
appeared on magazines and landed
multiple endorsement deals pretty soon a
new generation of riders began competing
against him many of whom counted white
as their inspiration but he didn’t slow
down in 2008 he won his third US Open
snowboarding Championships halfpipe and
slopestyle titles among other accolades
white soon started training for his next
Olympics on the 22 foot halfpipe sponsor
redbull built for him and it was there
he conquered the insane back-to-back
double cork
I can’t describe it when the 2010
Vancouver Olympics rolled around he was
ready in the finals he landed a double
McTwist 1260 for a score of 48 point 4
out of 52 become the first man to win
consecutive gold in the halfpipe to
prove he was still in top form
in 2012 he earned a perfect score in the
X Games men’s super pipe for his fifth
consecutive win in that event fans of
white know his oddball personality which
shows up on the slopes and in interviews
shoots always start off great until you
realize that you know there’s only 8
hairstylist and I specifically said 10
hair stylist so work he helped transform
snowboarding from a fringe sport
sponsors feared to a wildly popular
Olympic event with his shocking red hair
quirky qualities and millions of dollars
in endorsement deals there’s no doubt
Shaun White will remain king of the
slopes and extreme sports for years for
more bios of your favorite athletes be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
learning more about the life and career
of Shawn white shawn roger white was
born September 3rd 1986 in San Diego
California as a child he underwent two
heart surgeries to correct a defect that
caused on oxygen ated blood to pump
through his veins after overcoming that
obstacle white threw himself into sports
like surfing and skateboarding come
winter time he and his siblings were
skiing in the mountains when White was
six his mother decided snowboarding was
less dangerous than skiing she also
insisted he ride backwards so he’d be
slower but as it turned out practicing
switched this early helped him become
more proficient later white wasn’t
natural but even so he did suffer broken
bones and a fractured skull by age 7
white had his first sponsor and was
flying feet above his competition what
gave him his edge was his win at all
costs nature and ability to make the
sport look effortless when the pressure
was on vert skateboarding legend Tony
Hawk noticed this young phenom when he
was nine and touted him as one of
snowboarding’s top prospects soon white
took his snowboard skills Pro around the
time it became an Olympic sport
he started skateboarding professionally
at 17 with help from his mentor Hawk and
excelled thanks to his practice on the
slopes back in the snow white competed
with athletes much older than himself
and took part in his first X Games in
2000 at win snowboard contests and I
couldn’t get the award because it was at
a bar I’d be outside like you know maybe
21 to get in so I’m sitting outside like
I want he then started prepping for his
first Olympic showing however the buzz
around him was not enough to carry him
to Salt Lake City and white failed to
qualify for the 2002 US Olympic team by
three tenths of a point that defeat
galvanized his resolve and in 2003 he
was named the X Games best athlete
thanks to his impressive performances in
the slopestyle and super pipe events
white also became the
first person to participate in both the
summer and the winter x-games that year
which cemented his status as an extreme
sports star and a crossover success but
white was forced to slow down after
sustaining a knee injury in 2004 once he
healed he steered his focus toward
snowboarding and took cues from the rest
of the community by training rigorously
year round white was ready for the 2006
Torino Winter Olympics after chalking up
another winter x-games gold he squeaked
through to the finals in the halfpipe
event and used his last run to prove he
was the true master of the 1080 this
impressive sequence won him his first
gold medal and made him the face of the
US Olympic team back home white was a
star he traveled the talkshow circuit
appeared on magazines and landed
multiple endorsement deals pretty soon a
new generation of riders began competing
against him many of whom counted white
as their inspiration but he didn’t slow
down in 2008 he won his third US Open
snowboarding Championships halfpipe and
slopestyle titles among other accolades
white soon started training for his next
Olympics on the 22 foot halfpipe sponsor
redbull built for him and it was there
he conquered the insane back-to-back
double cork
I can’t describe it when the 2010
Vancouver Olympics rolled around he was
ready in the finals he landed a double
McTwist 1260 for a score of 48 point 4
out of 52 become the first man to win
consecutive gold in the halfpipe to
prove he was still in top form
in 2012 he earned a perfect score in the
X Games men’s super pipe for his fifth
consecutive win in that event fans of
white know his oddball personality which
shows up on the slopes and in interviews
shoots always start off great until you
realize that you know there’s only 8
hairstylist and I specifically said 10
hair stylist so work he helped transform
snowboarding from a fringe sport
sponsors feared to a wildly popular
Olympic event with his shocking red hair
quirky qualities and millions of dollars
in endorsement deals there’s no doubt
Shaun White will remain king of the
slopes and extreme sports for years for
more bios of your favorite athletes be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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