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Olympic medal record
Olympic Men's Snowboarding
Gold 2006 Torino Men's Halfpipe
X Games Medal Record
Men's Snowboarding
Silver 2002 Slopestyle
Silver 2002 Superpipe
Gold 2003 Slopestyle
Gold 2003 Superpipe
Gold 2004 Slopestyle
Gold 2005 Slopestyle
Gold 2006 Slopestyle
Gold 2006 Superpipe
Silver 2007 Superpipe
Bronze 2007 Slopestyle
Bronze 2008 Slopestyle
Gold 2008 Superpipe
Men's Skateboarding
Silver 2005 Vert
Gold 2007 Vert
TTR World Snowboard Tour Record
Men's Snowboarding
Gold 2007 Overall

Shaun Roger White (born September 3, 1986 in Carlsbad, California) is an American athlete. Snowboarding has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the 1998 Winter Games The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in The men's Halfpipe event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, The X Games is an annual event with a focus on extreme action sports Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a Snow -covered slope on a Snowboard attached to a participant's feet using a special boot set into a mounted binding The X Games is an annual event with a focus on extreme action sports Slopestyle is a form of Freestyle snowboarding and skiing competition The X Games is an annual event with a focus on extreme action sports A superpipe is a large Halfpipe, a structure used in gravity Extreme sports such as Snowboarding, Freestyle skiing, Skateboarding, The X Games is an annual event with a focus on extreme action sports Slopestyle is a form of Freestyle snowboarding and skiing competition The X Games is an annual event with a focus on extreme action sports A superpipe is a large Halfpipe, a structure used in gravity Extreme sports such as Snowboarding, Freestyle skiing, Skateboarding, The X Games is an annual event with a focus on extreme action sports Slopestyle is a form of Freestyle snowboarding and skiing competition Winter X Games IX were held from January 29, 2005 to February 1, 2005 in Aspen, Colorado. Slopestyle is a form of Freestyle snowboarding and skiing competition The X Games is an annual event with a focus on extreme action sports Slopestyle is a form of Freestyle snowboarding and skiing competition The X Games is an annual event with a focus on extreme action sports A superpipe is a large Halfpipe, a structure used in gravity Extreme sports such as Snowboarding, Freestyle skiing, Skateboarding, Winter X Games XI were held from January 25, 2007 to January 28, 2007 in Aspen, Colorado. A superpipe is a large Halfpipe, a structure used in gravity Extreme sports such as Snowboarding, Freestyle skiing, Skateboarding, Winter X Games XI were held from January 25, 2007 to January 28, 2007 in Aspen, Colorado. Slopestyle is a form of Freestyle snowboarding and skiing competition Winter X Games XII were held from January 24 to January 27 2008 in Aspen, Colorado. Slopestyle is a form of Freestyle snowboarding and skiing competition Winter X Games XII were held from January 24 to January 27 2008 in Aspen, Colorado. A superpipe is a large Halfpipe, a structure used in gravity Extreme sports such as Snowboarding, Freestyle skiing, Skateboarding, Skateboarding is the act of riding and performing tricks using a Skateboard. The X Games is an annual event with a focus on extreme action sports Vert is a term used in Extreme sports (especially Skateboarding, Snowboarding, BMX and Inline skating) to denote a competition held The X Games is an annual event with a focus on extreme action sports Vert is a term used in Extreme sports (especially Skateboarding, Snowboarding, BMX and Inline skating) to denote a competition held Founded by Terje Håkonsen and industry innovators in 2002 the Ticket To Ride (TTR World Snowboard Tour is a rider-driven organisation that aims to represent the progression Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a Snow -covered slope on a Snowboard attached to a participant's feet using a special boot set into a mounted binding Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Carlsbad is a seaside resort-town in the North County section of San Diego County California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. He has been a notable competitor in professional snowboarding since he was fourteen years old, but is also known for his skateboarding. Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a Snow -covered slope on a Snowboard attached to a participant's feet using a special boot set into a mounted binding Skateboarding is the act of riding and performing tricks using a Skateboard. White was born with Tetralogy of Fallot, a congenital heart defect for which he endured two open-heart operations before his first birthday. Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF is a Congenital heart defect which is classically understood to involve four anatomical abnormalities (although only three of them are always present

White stands 5' 8. 5" (1. 73 m) tall. He rides regular stance, twelve and negative three degrees on his board. Boardsports such as Skateboarding, Surfing, Wakeboarding and Snowboarding essentially involve the body's being oriented sideways relative to its overall [1] He is known for his shock of red hair, for which he has become known as "The Flying Tomato. This article is about people with red hair also sometimes called redheads " Addressing his perception of the nickname, Rolling Stone magazine wrote, "he used to embrace it, even wearing headbands with a flying-tomato logo, but he has grown tired of it. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published "[2]

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Snowboarding career

Shaun spent his formative years riding Snow Summit and Bear Mountain, at Big Bear a small ski resort found in the BALLE San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California. Today, his sponsors include Burton, as well as Oakley, Birdhouse Skateboards, Park City Resort, Target, Red Bull, Adio, and HP; White also has his own character on the games Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder. Oakley Inc is a Company known mostly for their High end Sunglasses, football visors and Ski Goggles. Birdhouse Skateboards originally Birdhouse Projects is a skateboard company formed by ex- Powell Peralta pros Tony Hawk and Per Welinder Park City Mountain Resort is a ski resort in Park City Utah. The resort has been a major tourist attraction for skiers from all over the United States as well as main employer Target Corporation ( is an American Retailing company that was founded in Minneapolis Minnesota in 1902 Red Bull is an energy drink on the market and is sold by Red Bull GmbH. Adio Footwear (pronounced "audio" is an American company that manufactures men's and women's skateboard footwear as well as apparel Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder is a PlayStation 2 game with a similar feel to the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series and is developed by Activision 02 White has been a participant in the Winter X Games, where he has medaled every year since 2002. The X Games is an annual event with a focus on extreme action sports Including all winter X Games competitions through 2008, his medal count stands at 14 (9 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze), including the first four-peat winner by a male athlete in one discipline, the snowboard slopestyle. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Slopestyle is a form of Freestyle snowboarding and skiing competition White's quest for a five-peat Gold in 2007 was spoiled by Andreas Wiig (Gold) and Jussi Oksanen (Silver), with White taking the bronze. Andreas Wiig is a Norwegian professional snowboarder. He rides regular. At the conclusion of the 2008 Winter X Games, White stands as one of only two athletes who have won a leading seven gold medals in their total Winter X competitive history. He has also won the Air & Style Contest in 2003 and 2004. The Air & Style is a European Snowboard contest first held in Innsbruck, Austria in 1994 and now held annually

White also earned a gold medal in the men's halfpipe while representing the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics. A half-pipe is a structure used in gravity Extreme sports such as Snowboarding, Skateboarding, Skiing, freestyle BMX and The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in He scored a 46. 8 out of 50 on his first run. The score was not beaten by any other boarder in the first or second run, ensuring him the gold before his final run.

Executing a near-flawless second run, Shaun White captured his third consecutive halfpipe title at the 2008 U. S. Open Snowboarding Championships to go along with his third US Open slopestyle competition . This follows White's dramatic win at the 25th (2007) Burton US Open, where he placed third in slopestlyle and first in the halfpipe. White was defending champion of the Open, as he had overcome several years of injuries and other problems to finally win the event in 2006 for the first time. At the 2007 Open, White was also crowned the first "Male Burton Global Open Champion". His take for the event was $100,000 (Global Open Champ), $20,000 (1st Place Halfpipe), $5,000 (3rd Place Slopestyle), and a new Volvo.

Achievements, recognition and popular culture

Notes

  1. ^ "Shaun White." Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour: Shaun White. 1 2006. Swatch TTR. 12 Mar. 2008
  2. ^ Rolling Stone writer (2006). "Shaun White: Attack of the Flying Tomato" Rolling Stone (accessed July 12, 2006)
  3. ^ Biography.com Shaun White Biography. Retrieved June 1, 2007
  4. ^ Transworld Snowboarding Features Shaun White. Retrieved Jun 1, 2007
  5. ^ allheadlinenews.com

External links

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