Shaun White, now a former member of Team USA, is retiring after 16 years as a professional snowboarder. During his time on the team, he was able to put together one of, if not the most triumphant, snowboarding career the world has seen. He is a 5x Olympian, 3x gold medalist at the Olympics, and he holds the world record for most X Games gold medals acquired.

Following the 2022 Winter Olympics that took place in Beijing, China, Shaun announced that he was taking a step away from snowboarding indefinitely. 

At age 35, he proved he’s still one of the world’s best returning for his final Olympic run at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Although he just missed the top three on the podium he was still able to rack up some impressive runs, and placed fourth. 

Even though he is finished with his snowboarding career, that doesn’t diminish his accomplishments as a professional athlete. 

White has participated in five Olympic games on the halfpipe course finishing first on three of five, and fourth on two of five. White has had some of the most historic halfpipe runs of all time. Performing moves such as the Double Mctwist 1260 and the Triple Cork 1440. 

Although fourth isn’t the place he was aiming for, he still expressed how happy he was for fourth place and grateful for the snowboarding career he had.

As said by Shaun White via NPR news, “It’s done and I’m so relieved”, White said following his final run. 

White has ended the final chapter in a truly inspiring and dominant career as a pro athlete and will have a lasting legacy on the whole sport of snowboarding for years to come.