Shaun White gets emotional after final Olympic run: 'It’s been the love of my life'.
Retiring Team USA snowboarding legend Shaun White got emotional after his final run at the Olympics on Friday morning., said he was grateful to fans and the sport.."Snowboarding, thank you. It’s been the love of my life.”would be his last Olympic Games.
He previously earned gold in 2006 in Turin then again in 2010 in Vancouver and in 2018 in PyeongChang. In 2014 in Sochi, he finished in fourth place. His fourth-place finish in 2022 has a distinctly different feel to it, however. After wiping out on his third run in the finals, White took a moment to slowly ride down the rest of the course and wave to the cheering crowds.
Shaun White waves on his final ride as a professional snowboarder at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 11, 2022.As White exited the halfpipe, several fellow Olympians congratulated him.Shortly after the opening ceremony in Beijing, White said he hoped his experience inspired the next generation.
“I’m just enjoying every single moment,” he said at the time. “Everyone catching up. There are incredibly talented riders out there, and I feel like I had a helping hand to inspire them.”
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