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{{short description|American snowboarder and skateboarder (born 1986)}}
{{For|other similarly named persons|Sean White (disambiguation){{!}}Sean White}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Shaun White
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| fullname = Shaun Roger White
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|9|3}}
| birth_place = [[San Diego]], California, U.S.
| sport = [[Snowboarding]], [[skateboarding]]
| country = {{USA}}
| height = 5 ft 8 in
| weight = 154 lb
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{{MedalGold|[[Winter X Games IX|2005 Aspen]]|[[Slopestyle]]}}
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'''Shaun Roger White''' (born September 3, 1986) is an American former professional [[Snowboarding|snowboarder]] and [[Skateboarding|skateboarder]]. He is a five-time Olympian and a three-time Olympic gold medalist in half-pipe snowboarding. He holds the world record for the most [[X Games]] gold medals and most Olympic gold medals by a snowboarder. He has also won ten [[ESPY Award]]s throughout his career in various categories.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/shaun-white|title=Shaun White|date=January 15, 2021|access-date=January 15, 2022}}</ref>

==Early life==
White was born in [[San Diego]], California, to parents Cathy and Roger.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Squires |first=Beth |date=October 16, 2024 |title=High West & Olympian Shaun White Collaborate On Limited Merch Drop |url=https://thewhiskeywash.com/whiskey-styles/american-whiskey/high-west-olympian-shaun-white-collaborate-on-limited-merch-drop/ |access-date=January 20, 2025 |website=The Whiskey Wash |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 29, 2022 |title=Shaun White - Age, Snowboarding & Olympics |url=https://www.biography.com/athlete/shaun-white |access-date=January 20, 2025 |website=Biography |language=en-US}}</ref> When he was young his mother was a waitress and his father, who grew up surfing, worked for the [[San Clemente, California]], water department. He is the youngest of four children.<ref name=":0" /> His ancestry includes [[Irish Americans|Irish]] and Italian.<ref>{{cite web | last = O'Shea | first = Sean | title = Shaun White is set for more Olympic Gold in Canada | date = February 2010 | publisher = irishcentral.com | url = http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sean_oshea/shaun-white-is-set-for-more-olympic-gold-in-canada-83309577.html | access-date = June 13, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.niaf.org/publications/ambassador/21.3/Ambassador_21.3_On_Sports_Olympics.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=May 30, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612062638/http://niaf.org/publications/ambassador/21.3/Ambassador_21.3_On_Sports_Olympics.pdf |archive-date=June 12, 2012 }}</ref> He was born with a [[tetralogy of Fallot]], a congenital heart defect for which he required two open-heart operations before the age of one.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.shaunwhite.com|title= Official Site of Shaun White|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210811225138/https://shaunwhite.com/|archive-date= August 11, 2021}}</ref> White spent his early years riding the [[San Bernardino Mountains]] of Southern California with his family. They would stay in a van in resort parking lots.<ref name=":0" />

==Athletic career==

===Skateboarding===
At an early age White's skills drew admirers. Professional skateboarder [[Tony Hawk]] befriended the nine-year-old White at the [[Encinitas, California]], [[YMCA]] skate park and mentored him, helping White turn pro in skateboarding at the age of 16.<ref name=":0" /> White has said that "Tony was my hero and I was too terrified to talk to him so every time I saw him at the skate park I would try to impress him with my skateboarding in the hopes that one day he would say something to me."<ref name=":0" /> White has won many titles on his skateboard, including the overall title of Action Sports Tour Champion, and was the first person to compete in and win both the Summer and Winter X Games in two different sports.

===Snowboarding ===
Following in his older brother Jesse White's<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tschorn|first1=Adam|title=Olympian Shaun White's new clothing line reflects a grown-up version of the athlete's aesthetic|url=https://www.latimes.com/fashion/la-ig-shaun-white-20160808-snap-story.html|date=August 19, 2016|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> footsteps, White switched from skiing to snowboarding at age six, and by age seven, he received his first sponsorship. White has participated in five Winter Olympics in his career. At the [[2006 Winter Olympics|2006]], [[2010 Winter Olympics|2010]], and [[2018 Winter Olympics]], White won gold in the [[snowboard halfpipe]] event.  White has also participated in the Winter [[X Games]], where he has won a medal every year since 2002. Including all winter X Games competitions through 2013, his medal count stands at 18 (13 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze), among which is the first quadruple win streak by a male athlete in one discipline, the snowboard slopestyle. White's streak was snapped in 2007 when he lost to [[Andreas Wiig]] and Teddy Flandreau, with White taking the bronze. He won the Air & Style Contest in 2003 and 2004.

====2006 Winter Olympics====
{{See also|Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Winter Olympics}}

At the 2006 Winter Olympics, White won gold in the half-pipe.<ref>{{cite news|title=Shaun White Wins Gold Medal|url=http://www.snowboarding.com/events/2006/gold.html|date=February 12, 2006|access-date=February 17, 2010}}</ref> After his first run in qualifications, White was almost out of competition, scoring only 37.7.  On his second run, he recorded a score of 45.3. In the finals, White recorded a score of 46.8 (50 is the highest possible score) to win. Fellow American [[Danny Kass]] won the silver with a points total of 44.0.<ref>{{cite news|title=White a gold winner in halfpipe, Kass is second|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/torino/snowboarding/2006-02-12-white-gold-winner_x.htm|publisher=[[USA Today]]|author=Sal Ruibal|date=February 12, 2006|access-date=February 17, 2010}}</ref>

====2008====
Executing a near-flawless second run, White captured his third consecutive [[snowboard halfpipe]] title at the 2008 U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships to go along with his third US Open slopestyle competition. This followed White's win at the 25th (2007) Burton US Open, where he placed third in slopestlyle and first in the halfpipe. At the 2007 Open, White was also crowned the first "Burton Global Open Champion". His take for the event was $100,000 (Global Open Champ), $20,000 (1st Place Halfpipe), $90,000 (3rd Place Slopestyle), and a new [[Chevrolet Corvette|Corvette]].

On November 16, 2008, White released his first video game, ''[[Shaun White Snowboarding]]'', in North America (November 14, 2008, in Europe). ''Shaun White Snowboarding'' was the 20th-best-selling game of December 2008 in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lucas |first=John |date=January 19, 2009 |title=December 2008 NPD Monthly Videogame Sales Figures {{!}} Game Features, Games {{!}} Popzara Press |url=https://www.popzara.com/games/december-2008-npd-monthly-videogame-sales-figures/ |access-date=July 3, 2024 |website=Popzara Press - The Latest Bits and Bytes! |language=en}}</ref>

====2009====
[[File:RichardBransonShaunWhiteApr09.jpg|thumb|220px|left|White with [[Richard Branson]] in 2009]]
Controversy followed White's win on the 2009 SuperPipe at [[Winter X Games XIII]]{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}}. [[Kevin Pearce (snowboarder)|Kevin Pearce]] had five hits in the pipe, and all were the same tricks White did in his final run. White, on the other hand, had six hits and he started off his run with a big backside rodeo 540 where Pearce started his run off with a big grab. Although Pearce went bigger, he had fewer hits, and his first hit wasn't as technically difficult as White's first hit.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}} Judges came to the conclusion that White deserved the better score because he started off with a more technical trick and he had one more hit than Pearce.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}}  With the win, White became the second competitor, after [[Tanner Hall (skier)|Tanner Hall]], to win a gold medal in the [[SuperPipe]] in consecutive years at the Winter X Games. He also won a gold medal in Slopestyle, finally winning gold after two consecutive years of bronze.

On February 14, 2009, White won the FIS World Cup Men's Halfpipe event at Vancouver's Cypress Mountain. Out of the gate in his first qualifying run, he qualified immediately with the day's best score of 45.5.  With a thumb sprained on an over-rotated backside 1080 in the second qualifying run, White clinched the event with the first of his two runs in the finals.  His first finals run was awarded the highest score ever in FIS halfpipe, a 47.3.

====2010 Winter Olympics====
{{See also|Snowboarding at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Winter Olympics}}

At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, White again won gold in the halfpipe.<ref>{{cite news|title=White defends men's halfpipe title|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/winter/2010/snowboarding/news/story?id=4923369|publisher=Associated Press|date=February 17, 2010|access-date=February 17, 2010}}</ref> In the finals, White recorded a score of 46.8 on his first run, which proved a high enough score to secure the gold medal without a second run. He performed his second run anyway, as a victory lap, ending his run with a well-anticipated Double McTwist 1260 which he named The Tomahawk.<ref>{{cite news|title=White Takes Gold in Snowboard Halfpipe
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/sports/olympics/18snowboard.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=John Branch|date=February 12, 2006|access-date=February 17, 2010}}</ref> This second run resulted in a record score of 48.4 (50 is the highest possible score) enlarging his margin of victory. His nearest competitor won the silver with a points total of 45.0 – 3.4 behind White.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/vancouver/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/Shaun-White-proves-he-s-still-the-best-snowboard?urn=oly,220406|title=Shaun White proves he's still the best snowboarder in the world|last=Kerby|first=Trey|date=February 17, 2010|work=Yahoo! Sports|publisher=[[Yahoo!]]|access-date=February 26, 2010}}</ref>

====2011====
After a sub-par performance in the Slopestyle and failing to reach the finals, White "redeemed" himself in the SuperPipe. With an 89, he sat in second place going into his 2nd of three runs. He completed the run, landing his infamous Double McTwist 1260 and finishing with a score of 97.33 to take the lead and claim the historical 4th straight Gold in the Winter X Games, held in Aspen, Colorado. The score tied an X Games record, which was set by White one year before. His 3rd run was a simple victory run featuring mostly straight air.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/action/xgames/winter/2011/news/story?id=6075542|access-date=January 30, 2011 |title=White wins first WX SuperPipe four-peat |work=Winter X Games}}</ref>

====2012====
At [[Winter X Games XVI|Winter X]], White became the first person in the history of the [[Winter X Games]] to score a perfect 100 in the men's Snowboard SuperPipe.

====2013====
White won his 6th consecutive SuperPipe victory, making him the second participant ever to achieve this, with SnoCross racer Tucker Hibbert achieving his 6th consecutive victory earlier in the same day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shaun White Clinches Sis-Peat |url=http://xgames.espn.go.com/skiing/article/8887444/x-games-aspen-shaun-white-wins-men-snowboard-superpipe-final |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131215412/http://xgames.espn.go.com/skiing/article/8887444/x-games-aspen-shaun-white-wins-men-snowboard-superpipe-final |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 31, 2013 |access-date=December 22, 2013 |work=Winter X Games |date=January 27, 2013}}</ref>

In December 2013, he won the third place in the Pipe & Slope contest at the [[FIS Snowboard World Cup]] in [[Copper Mountain, Colorado]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2014/SB/7400/7400RLR0.pdf |title=FIS Snowboard World Cup 2014 Results |publisher=[[International Ski Federation]] |access-date=December 22, 2013 |date=December 22, 2013}}</ref>

====2014 Winter Olympics====
White finished fourth at the [[2014 Winter Olympics]] in the [[Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's halfpipe|Halfpipe]] event.

During the winter games, he was the most talked-about Olympic athlete on Facebook.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ph.news.yahoo.com/white-most-chatted-olympic-athlete-213548166.html|title=White is most chatted-about Olympic athlete|access-date=January 19, 2018|language=en-PH}}</ref>

====2018 Winter Olympics====
[[File:Shaun White 27913015 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|White after medalling at the 2018 Winter Olympics]]
While in New Zealand, training for the [[2018 Winter Olympics]], White crashed into the edge of a [[superpipe]]; the resulting injuries to his face required 62 stitches.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2018/01/03/video-shows-shaun-white-gruesome-crash-resulted-62-stitches-his-face/1002537001/|title=Video shows Shaun White's gruesome crash that resulted in 62 stitches|work=USA Today|access-date=January 19, 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbssports.com/olympics/news/details-emerge-about-shaun-whites-horrific-slam-that-nearly-cost-him-olympics/|title=Details emerge about Shaun White's horrific slam that nearly cost him Olympics|work=CBSSports.com|access-date=January 19, 2018|language=en}}</ref> Despite the accident, White qualified for the 2018 US Olympic Team.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/January/13/Shaun-White-Scores-Perfect-100-Makes-Olympic-Team-With-Youth-Olympic-Champs-Jake-Pates-Ben-Ferguson|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114143544/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/January/13/Shaun-White-Scores-Perfect-100-Makes-Olympic-Team-With-Youth-Olympic-Champs-Jake-Pates-Ben-Ferguson|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 14, 2018|title=Shaun White Scores Perfect 100, Makes Olympic Team With Youth Olympic Champs Jake Pates, Ben Ferguson|work=Team USA|access-date=January 19, 2018}}</ref> On February 14, he won his third Olympic gold medal for the Men's Halfpipe event with a score of 97.75, with [[Ayumu Hirano]] of Japan taking the silver medal and [[Scotty James|Scott James]] of Australia taking the bronze. White was trailing Hirano by one full point coming into his last run with a score of 94.25. Despite this, White dramatically won the gold medal with back-to-back 1440s.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mather|first1=Victor|title=Sean White Reclaims His Golden Halfpipe Throne|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/13/sports/olympics/halfpipe-live-results-shaun-white-goes-for-gold.html|website=New York Times|date=February 13, 2018|access-date=February 13, 2018}}</ref> His gold medal was also the 100th for the United States at the Winter Olympic Games.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Passan|first1=Jeff|title=Shaun White delivers dramatic finish to win third Olympic goal medal in halfpipe|date=February 14, 2018 |url=https://www.yahoo.com/sports/shaun-white-delivers-dramatic-finish-win-third-olympic-gold-medal-halfpipe-030559354.html}}</ref>

====2022 Winter Olympics====
White finished fourth at the [[2022 Winter Olympics]] in the halfpipe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/feb/11/farewell-to-the-flying-tomato-how-snowboarder-shaun-white-left-an-olympic-legacy|title=Farewell to the Flying Tomato: how Shaun White left an Olympic legacy|date=February 11, 2022|website=The Guardian}}</ref>

During the winter games, White announced it would be the last Olympics in which he would compete.<ref name="CNN-20220205">{{cite web |title=Shaun White: 'I've decided this will be my last Olympics,' says US snowboarder as injuries take toll |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/05/sport/shaun-white-retirement-announcement-spt-intl/index.html |website=CNN |date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205155205/https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/05/sport/shaun-white-retirement-announcement-spt-intl/index.html |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> Later, he announced it would be his final competition altogether.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://time.com/6145504/shaun-white-last-olympics/ |title=Shaun White Says Beijing Winter Olympics Will Be His Final Competition |date=February 5, 2022 |last=Pells |first=Eddie |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=February 7, 2022 |archive-date=February 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213125948/https://time.com/6145504/shaun-white-last-olympics/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He received a standing ovation from the crowd during his final run.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-11 |title=Shaun White teared up after falling on the final run of his legendary snowboarding career |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/shaun-white-teared-falling-final-033320073.html |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Endorsements===
White has had a sponsor since he was seven years old. White signed [[Creative Artists Agency|CAA Sports]] for representation after working with [[IMG (company)|IMG]] for eight years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2010/06/04/on-to-the-next-one-shaun-white/|title=On to the Next One: Shaun White |last=Lipari|first=Zachary|date=June 4, 2010|work=SportsAgentBlog.com|access-date=July 9, 2010}}</ref> Corporate endorsement deals include or have included [[Burton Snowboards]], [[Oakley, Inc.]], [[Birdhouse Skateboards]], [[Park City Mountain Resort]], [[Target Corporation]], [[Red Bull]], [[Ubisoft]], [[Adio (company)|Adio]], [[Hewlett-Packard]], and [[American Express]].  He is also a brand ambassador for [[Krave Jerky]] and as part of their partnership he has developed and released his own flavors.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shaun-white-goes-for-the-gold-with-the-launch-of-his-own-flavor-of-krave-jerky-301425222.html|title=Shaun White "Goes For The Gold" With the Launch of His Own Flavor of KRAVE Jerky|last=Yanogacio|first= Cassie |date=November 16, 2021|access-date=January 15, 2022}}</ref> In 2009, ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine estimated that he had earned $9 million from his endorsements in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/02/17/shaun-white-tony-hawk-business-sports_0218_action_sports.html|title=The Highest-Paid Action Sports Stars|last=Badenhausen|first=Kurt|date=February 18, 2009|work=[[Forbes.com#Forbes.com|Forbes]]|access-date=February 26, 2010}}</ref>

==Media ventures==

===Acting===
White has made cameo appearances as himself in the 2011 film ''[[Friends with Benefits (film)|Friends with Benefits]]'', the 2013 episode "[[Da Flippity Flop]]" of the animated TV series ''[[American Dad!]]'', and the 2014 Disney Channel Original Movie ''[[Cloud 9 (2014 film)|Cloud 9]]''.

White starred in the 2004 documentary ''The White Album'' and the 2005 snowboarding documentary ''[[First Descent]]''.

In 2007, White appeared on the E! reality TV show ''[[The Girls Next Door]]'' as a snowboarding teacher for Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snowboard-mag.com/node/18562|title=Playboy Girls Ride With Shaun White|work=Snowboard Magazine|publisher=Storm Mountain Corp|access-date=February 8, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220093857/http://www.snowboard-mag.com/node/18562|archive-date=February 20, 2007}}</ref>

A film, ''Don't Look Down'', was released on DVD and ESPN in 2009. The film tracks his journey through the year following his Olympic success.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://michaeljohnsonline.com/2009/01/06/shaun-white-snowboarding-documentary-released-today-on-dvd/|title=Shaun White Snowboarding Documentary released today on DVD!|date=January 6, 2009|work=Michael Johns Online|access-date=February 17, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

White appeared on the January 16, 2011, episode of ''[[Extreme Makeover: Home Edition]]'' to help redesign a room for an eight-year-old boy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Simpson Family|url=http://abc.go.com/shows/extreme-makeover-home-edition/episode-guide/episode-813-simpson-family|work=Extreme Makeover: Home Edition|publisher=ABC.com|access-date=March 12, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407132805/http://abc.go.com/shows/extreme-makeover-home-edition/episode-guide/episode-813-simpson-family|archive-date=April 7, 2014}}</ref>

White appeared in the [[Nickelodeon]] TV series ''[[Henry Danger]]'' in 2018 in the episode "Toon in for Danger". In the episode White and Captain Man were struggling for a seat while watching the premiere of ''[[The Adventures of Kid Danger]]''.

===Music===
White plays guitar in the [[electronic rock]] band [[Bad Things (band)|Bad Things]], which also features former [[Augustana (band)|Augustana]] bassist Jared Palomar.<ref name="Grantland">{{cite web|url=http://www.grantland.com/blog/hollywood-prospectus/post/_/id/83730/rembert-explains-america-an-unlikely-lollapalooza-with-shaun-white-and-his-band-bad-things|title=Rembert Explains America: An Unlikely Lollapalooza With Shaun White and His Band, Bad Things|access-date=August 8, 2013| last=Browne|first=Rembert|publisher=Grantland}}</ref> He got his first guitar as first prize in a snowboarding competition.<ref name=":0" /> The band played in one of the four Saturday headlining slots at the 2013 [[Lollapalooza]] festival, as a last-minute replacement for [[Death Grips]].<ref name="Grantland"/> Their self-titled debut album was released in January 2014.

In October 2013, White appeared in the music video for "[[City of Angels (Thirty Seconds to Mars song)|City of Angels]]" by [[Thirty Seconds to Mars]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Schillaci|first1=Sophie|title=Kanye West, Selena Gomez Among Artists in 30 Seconds to Mars' 'City of Angels'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5770686/kanye-west-selena-gomez-among-artists-in-30-seconds-to-mars-city-of-angels|access-date=August 8, 2014|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=October 29, 2013}}</ref>

===Print===
White had his first published interview in ''TransWorld SNOWboarding Magazine'' in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://snowboarding.transworld.net/1000026824/uncategorized/the-shaun-white-interview/|title=The Shaun White Interview|date=October 7, 2003|publisher=[[Transworld Snowboarding]]|access-date=February 26, 2010}}</ref>

White was one of the few pro snowboarders to be a guest editor of ''[[Snowboarder Magazine]]'' (February 2008 issue).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://snowboardermag.com/current_issue/february-08-on-sale-now/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304090055/http://snowboardermag.com/current_issue/february-08-on-sale-now/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2010|title=Snowboarder Magazine February 2008 Volume 20.7 Shaun White Guest Editor Issue|work=Snowboarder Magazine|publisher=Source Interlink Media|access-date=February 26, 2010}}</ref>

White has a chapter giving advice in [[Tim Ferriss]]'s book ''[[Tools of Titans]]''.

==Business ventures==

White has appeared in several video games and has also launched his video game franchise. He appeared in 1999’s ''[[Cool Boarders 4]]'' and 2001's ''[[Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder]]''. In 2008 he released his own video game, ''[[Shaun White Snowboarding]]'', developed by [[Ubisoft Montreal]] and published by [[Ubisoft]]. This was followed by a sequel, ''[[Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage]]'', released in 2009. A skateboarding game, ''[[Shaun White Skateboarding]]'', was also released in 2010.

In early 2016 he purchased a minority stake in Mammoth Resorts and is now a part-owner of the [[Mammoth Mountain Ski Area|Mammoth Mountain]], [[Snow Summit]], [[June Mountain ski area|June Mountain]], and [[Bear Mountain (ski area)|Bear Mountain]] ski areas where he got his start in snowboarding.<ref name=":0" />

White has helmed the Air + Style festival of music and snowboarding since 2014, when he took ownership and moved it from Austria to Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|first=Michelle |last=Lhooq|date=March 7, 2018|title=Shaun White's Air + Style merges sports and music in the midst of #MeToo|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-shaun-white-air-style-20180307-story.html|access-date=August 5, 2021|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> The 2021 festival was canceled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=AIR + STYLE|url=https://shaunwhite.com/air-style/|access-date=August 5, 2021|website=Shaun White|language=en-US}}</ref>

White launched his own active lifestyle brand named 'Whitespace' in January 2022; he announced the name of the brand on his social media. The company will eventually release a line of outerwear, snowboard hard-goods, athletic equipment, and streetwear apparel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/michellebruton/2022/01/13/shaun-white-launches-active-lifestyle-brand-whitespace-including-signature-pro-model-snowboard/?sh=5689b1ee1a32|title=Shaun White Launches Active Lifestyle Brand 'Whitespace,' Including Signature Pro Model Snowboard|last=Bruton|first= Michelle|date=January 13, 2022|work=[[Forbes.com#Forbes.com|Forbes]]|access-date=January 15, 2010}}</ref>

In 2024 white announced he would be starting his own snowboarding league called “The Snow League”.<ref>{{Cite web |last=By |last2=Zaccardi |first2=Nick |last3=By |last4=Zaccardi |first4=Nick |date=2024-11-19 |title=The Snow League, founded by Shaun White, to debut on NBC Sports, Peacock |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/snow-league-shaun-white-snowboarding |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}}</ref> He created the league in attempt to make snowboarding like other major sports stating “I want to make it so you can have a decent season on the tour and make a great living, that’s the goal,” In traditional sports, it’s like, you start as an amateur, then you play high school, and then go to college and get into the pros. For this, I want the same.” The first event took place on March 7, 2025 in [[Aspen, Colorado|Aspen Colorado]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pells |first=Eddie |date=2025-03-07 |title=Shaun White kicks off new league with visions of snowboarding riches on the halfpipe |url=https://apnews.com/article/shaun-white-snowboard-halfpipe-a3ffea4928a5820956b9be35c57971a8 |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brophy |first=Quinn |date=2025-08-06 |title=Shaun White's New Snow League is Changing Competitive Snowboarding by Deriving Trick Statistics from Thousands of Rider Data Points |url=https://snowbrains.com/shaun-whites-new-snow-league-is-changing-competitive-snowboarding-by-deriving-trick-statistics-from-thousands-of-rider-data-points/ |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=SnowBrains |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal life==
White has had the longstanding nickname "The Flying Tomato", due to his red hair. In 2006, ''Rolling Stone'' wrote about the nickname, saying, "he used to embrace it, even wearing headbands with a flying-tomato logo, but he has grown tired of it." He has also been nicknamed "Animal", a reference to [[Animal (Muppet)|a character]] from ''[[The Muppet Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/index?id=4872339|title=Shaun White reveals his new nickname|last=Stevens|first=Hampton|date=January 30, 2010|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=February 26, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/profile/story/9363650/shaun_white_attack_of_the_flying_tomato|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060405040932/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/profile/story/9363650/shaun_white_attack_of_the_flying_tomato|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 5, 2006|title=Shaun White: Attack of the Flying Tomato |last=Edwards|first=Gavin|work=[[RollingStone#Website|Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[RealNetworks|RealNetworks, Inc.]]|access-date=February 26, 2010}}</ref>

On September 17, 2012, White was arrested near a hotel in Nashville for [[public intoxication]] and vandalism after attending the wedding party of the drummer of [[the Black Keys]], [[Patrick Carney]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/action/snowboarding/story/_/id/8392284/shaun-white-arrested-nashville-tenn|title=X Games star Shawn White charged with vandalism at hotel|access-date=September 17, 2012| last=O'Neil|first=Devon|work=[[ESPN.com]]|date=September 17, 2012}}</ref>

White, who underwent two open-heart surgeries as an infant, has granted 17 wishes through the [[Make-A-Wish Foundation]] since 2008.<ref name=":0" />

Since retirement he has taken up [[surfing]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-31 |title=Snowboarder Shaun White Gets Super Barreled at Kelly Slater's Surf Ranch |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/snowboarder-shaun-white-gets-super-150707013.html |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=Yahoo Life |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-10 |title=Barelled for His Surfing Skills, Shaun White Returns to a Familiar Sport |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/us-sports-news-olympics-news-skateboarding-news-surfing-news-snowboarding-news-fbarelled-for-his-surfing-skills-shaun-white-returns-to-a-familiar-sport/ |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=EssentiallySports |language=en}}</ref>

===Relationships===
White was in a relationship with Sarah Barthel of the band [[Phantogram (band)|Phantogram]] from 2013 to 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 27, 2020|title=Shaun White's Dating History: Nina Dobrev, Sarah Barthel and More|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/shaun-whites-dating-history-nina-dobrev-sarah-barthel-and-more/|access-date=August 5, 2021|website=Us Weekly|language=en-US}}</ref>

He started dating actress [[Nina Dobrev]] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 19, 2020|title=Nina Dobrev and Shaun White Are Dating, 'Laugh a Lot Together': Video|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/nina-dobrev-shaun-white-are-dating-laugh-a-lot-together-video/|access-date=August 5, 2021|website=Us Weekly|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ushe|first=Naledi |date=October 2, 2021 |title=Nina Dobrev Reveals She and Shaun White Took Months to Paint Her Home During Quarantine Makeover|url=https://people.com/home/nina-dobrev-reveals-she-and-shaun-white-took-months-to-paint-her-home-during-quarantine-makeover/|access-date=October 29, 2021|website=People|language=en}}</ref> The two became engaged on October 30, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/nina-dobrev-and-shaun-white-are-engaged-inside-their-oh-so-new-york-city-proposal-story|title=Nina Dobrev and Shaun White Are Engaged! Inside Their Oh-So New York City Proposal Story|first=Elise|last=Taylor|date=October 30, 2024|website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|access-date=October 31, 2024}}</ref> In September 2025, it was reported that they had ended their engagement and separated.<ref>{{cite news |last=Quinn |first=Dave |last2=Speakman |first2=Kimberlee |date=11 September 2025 |title=Shaun White and Nina Dobrev Call Off Their Engagement (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/shaun-white-and-nina-dobrev-end-engagement-split-8737536 |access-date=11 September 2025 |work=People}}</ref>

===Sexual harassment allegation===
In 2016, Bad Things drummer Lena Zawaideh brought a lawsuit against White, claiming [[sexual harassment]] and [[breach of contract]].<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7476113/shaun-white-bad-things-drummer-lena-zawaideh-lawsuit-sexual-harassment/|title=Shaun White Sued by Ex-Bad Things Drummer for Sexual Harassment|last=Stutz|first=Colin|date=August 16, 2016|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 15, 2017}}</ref> White and Zawaideh reached an [[Settlement (litigation)|out-of-court settlement]] in May 2017; the terms of the settlement were not disclosed.<ref name="USA Today">{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2017/05/16/shaun-white-sexual-harassment-lawsuit-settlement-reached-female-drummer/101752550/|title=Shaun White settlement reached in female drummer's lawsuit|last=Schrotenboer|first=Brent|date=May 16, 2017|website=USA Today|access-date=November 15, 2017}}</ref> At a press conference following White's win at the 2018 Winter Olympics, he was asked if he was concerned that the lawsuit and settlement would tarnish his image. In replying, he referred to the incident as gossip, a response that created widespread condemnation of White for minimizing sexual harassment. White later apologized for his choice of words.<ref name="gossip">{{cite web|last=Mitchell|first=Robert|title=Shaun White Apologizes for Referring to Sexual Harassment Allegations as 'Gossip' |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/shaun-white-sexual-harassment-gossip-1202698576/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=February 14, 2018|access-date=June 27, 2021}}</ref><ref name="gossip2">{{cite web|last=Seiner|first=Jake|title=Shaun White sorry for 'poor choice of words' after referring to sexual misconduct lawsuit as 'gossip'|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/international/ct-shaun-white-sexual-misconduct-lawsuit-gossip-20180214-story.html|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=February 14, 2018|access-date=June 27, 2021}}</ref>

==Honors and awards==
*10x ESPY award winner for Best Male Action Sports Athlete and Best Male U.S. Olympic Athlete
*NSAA Industry Impact Award for athletic achievements and the tremendous exposure brought to the sport of snowboarding: 2011<ref>{{Cite web |title=NSAA Honors Shaun White with Industry Impact Award |url=https://www.saminfo.com/news/sam-headline-news/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.saminfo.com%2Fnews%2Fsam-headline-news%2F5833-982-nsaa-honors-shaun-white-with-industry-impact-award |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=SAM Ski Area Management |language=en-gb}}</ref>
*Featured on the cover of Forbes magazine’s “30 under 30” issue in 2016
*[[Laureus World Sports Awards]] – [[Laureus World Sports Award for Action Sportsperson of the Year|Action Sportsperson of the Year]] (2008)<ref>{{cite web|title=PAST WINNERS|url=https://www.laureus.com/world-sports-awards/past-winners|website=Laureus Sport for Good Foundation|accessdate=}}</ref>
*[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] Golden Gods Awards Most Metal Athlete (2009)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2009-04-07 |title=Winners Announced For EPIPHONE REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/winners-announced-for-epiphone-revolver-golden-gods-awards/ |access-date=2025-10-30 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Association of National Olympic Committees|ANOC Gala Awards]] 2018：Best Male Athlete of PyeongChang 2018<ref>{{Cite web|title=The ANOC Awards 2018|url=https://www.anocolympic.org/anoc-awards/the-anoc-awards-2018/|access-date=November 28, 2018|website=ANOC}}</ref>
* [[USOC SportsMan of the Year]]: 2018
* Inducted into the California Outdoor Sports Hall of Fame in 2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=SHAUN WHITE |url=https://www.cohof.org/biographies/shaun-white |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=California Outdoors Hall of Fame |language=en-US}}</ref>
* In 2024 he was named to ESPNs list of the top 100 athletes since 2000<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-18 |title=ESPN's top 100 professional athletes of the 21st century: Unveiling 1-25 |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/40446224/top-100-athletes-21st-century |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://wintergames.ap.org/olympic-team/shaun-white AP Winter Games Athlete Profile: Shaun White]
* [http://snowboarding.transworld.net/1000106832/videos/shaun-white-project-x-secret-halfpipe-video/ Shaun White Project X Private Halfpipe Video]
* [http://www.snowboardermag.com/tag/shaun-white/ Snowboardermag.com – interviews and videos]
* [http://www.popmag.com.au/30987/shaun-white-interview/ Shaun White Interview]: [[Pop Magazine (Australia)|''Pop Magazine'']]

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