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          He was born in San Diego, California in and won his first amateur snowboard competition at age seven....

          Little-Known Facts About Shaun White

          ByAllen McDuffee

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          When Shaun White qualified for the 2022 Olympics in Beijing for his signature halfpipe snowboard event, it marked the fifth time he would compete in the Olympics.

          The three-time Olympic gold medalist first competed in Turin, Italy, during the 2006 Olympic games while still a teenager, winning gold in the halfpipe.

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        2. He was born in San Diego, California in and won his first amateur snowboard competition at age seven.
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          5. But with an Olympic career spanning 16 years, Shaun White has become one of the most recognizable faces of those competing for the United States in the Winter Olympics. "I'm proud that at my age, I'm still doing this sport," White told the Associated Press ahead of the 2022 Olympic Games.

          "I'm honored and the most proud of being able to stay on top of a sport that's ever-changing. And for this long, to show up and do some heavy tricks with the younger riders, that's very inspiring to me."

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          At age 35, White may have arrived in Beijing with four previous Olympic Games