The Beijing Winter Olympics continue, and the various ice and snow events are a feast for the eyes. While everyone was still immersed in the exciting ice and snow feast, snowboarding legend Sean White did not have the opportunity to achieve the feat of the four winter Olympics. In the men's U-shaped track skill event on snowboarding, Shaun White only finished 4th and missed the podium, which is indeed a pity. The legend ends! The 35-year-old Sean White officially retired, won 3 gold medals in 5 Winter Olympics, and achieved immortal myths!
Before participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics, Sean White announced one thing, saying that the Beijing Winter Olympics was his curtain call, "For me, the Beijing Winter Olympics will be a very memorable Winter Olympics, this will be the last game of my career, after which I will retire." 」 ”
Sean White's meaning is clear, that is, to retire after the Beijing Winter Olympics. As a legend in the ski world, Sean White's decision has attracted a lot of attention, but also made everyone pay more attention to his performance at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
For those who love skiing, Sean White's level of competition is a ceiling-level presence. The Beijing Winter Olympics was the fifth winter Olympic tour of Sean White's career, and in the journey of the first four Winter Olympic Games, Sean White won three gold medals to achieve the Winter Olympic Triple Crown. Sean White's gold medals were all snowboard men's U-pool, detailed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
After winning three Winter Olympic gold medals, Sean White also achieved a milestone when he became the first triple-win in the history of snowboarding in the history of the Winter Olympics. Although Sean White did not win the podium this time, but won 3 gold medals in 5 Winter Olympics, coupled with the fact that the 35-year-old is still chasing his dreams, Sean White has already achieved the immortal myth.
More importantly, Sean White's talent is not limited to the Winter Olympics, he has achieved more brilliant achievements at the World Extreme Games. Throughout his career, Sean White has won 15 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze results in the World Extreme Games, including 13 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze in snowboarding, and 2 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze in skateboarding, such a powerful dominance is truly breathtaking!
On the other hand, with his outstanding performance, Sean White has won many international sports awards, including the Men's Olympic Athlete Award, the Winter Extreme Athlete Award, the Outstanding Sports Performance of the Year Award, the Best Olympic Moment Award and the Laureus World Sports Award for Best Extreme Athlete.
As one of the most influential awards in the world of sports, the Lawrence Awards are considered the highest honor by athletes, and most athletes have not been nominated until they retire. However, Sean White has been nominated for the Lawrence World Sports Awards 8 times, and successfully won the award in 2008, which shows that Sean White's influence is indeed not to be underestimated!
However, as he grew older, Sean White's form was naturally not as strong as at his peak, but to be able to participate in the 5th Winter Olympics of his career at the age of 35 was originally a great achievement. Coupled with the young age of the skiers, Sean White needs to compete with a new generation of players, and in the end he still finished 4th, such a good performance is indeed worthy of everyone's praise!
Sean White's participation in the Beijing Winter Olympics is over, and as he has said before, it's the last game of his career. Now 35-year-old Shaun White officially retired, a generation of snowboarding legends came to an end, I wish Shaun White can enjoy the retirement life, in life to open a brilliant new chapter in life!