American snowboarder Shaun White is a three-time Olympic gold medalist known for his technical innovation and competitive longevity. He earned the gold medal for half-pipe in 2006, 2010, and 2018. He entered the professional skateboarding circuit in 2003, and was the first athlete to compete in both the Winter and the original (summer) X Games, where he managed to win gold medals in the vertical, or vert, skateboarding event in 2007 and 2011.
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