‘This Is It for Me.’ Shaun White at His Last Olympics

It was a bit of a surprise when U.S. snowboarding champion Shaun White advanced to the finals in the halfpipe competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

The three-time gold medalist came to the Games as a 35-year old underdog. A consummate competitor, White thrived under the pressure, overcoming a fall in his first run down the halfpipe to make it through to the final round of his fifth Olympic Games. It was a bittersweet moment, though, because White has said the Beijing Games will be his last Olympics and his final contest.

White wiped out on what could be the last run he ever …