How closely do you watch the world of snowboarding? How closely do you watch the Olympics? If the answer to either of those questions is “closely”, then you probably know the name Shaun White. After all, he was only the United States gold medalist for the Men’s Half-pipe in 2006! It’d be pretty hard to miss that if you closely followed either the world of snowboarding, or the Olympics!
Shaun White was born Sep three,’86, in San Diego California. He lived there for almost all of his life, though he now lives and works out of Carlsbad, California. His early life was fraught with difficulty, as he was born with an inborn heart defect known as tetralogy of Fallot. Fortunate for him, they caught it at an early age, and he had 2 cardiac surgeries before the age of 5. Tetralogy of Fallot leaves a sixty p.c survival rate if not caught by the age of four, so had they not caught it, it’s possible we wouldn’t be able to discuss Shaun White today. But they went and did, and he went on to turned into one of the most famous names in snowboarding.
Although White is well known in the world of skateboarding, his first love has always been the snowboard. That love started when he was only six years old, watching his older brother attempt to snowboard at June Mountain. His parents proclaimed that White was too young to take lessons, but his father clearly felt the pull of destiny. He took lessons and then taught White what he learned. His mother worried that perhaps White was learning too quickly, as mothers are apt to do. In an attempt to slow her child down, she told him he could only board backwards (or switch, as snowboarding terms go). In the end, however, this only helped his career, because it allowed him to be skilled at both ways of boarding.
The Olympic Games isn’t the only event White has won big at. Each year since 2002, White has been competing in the X-Games, a sports competition for extraordinary sports like snowboarding, skateboarding, and BMX biking. Each year, he has come back home with either silver, or a gold medal. Now, with his win in the 2006 Olympic Games, he has simply zoomed to world renowned celebrity. Where will White end up in the history books of snowboarding? Only time will tell, but doubtless it’s going to be somewhere great!
The Olympic Games are always something to look out for. They are held every 4 years. There are the Summer Games and the Winter Games. In 2010, you can watch the Winter Olympics. This major event will take place in Vancouver.
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