Shaun White

Birth Name:

Shaun Roger White

Birth Place:

San Diego, California, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Producer

Became the first athlete to receive a medal for both the Summer and Winter X Games for two separate sports
Has won the U․S․ Open Championship four times, and has won a gold medal at the World Cup three times
Has been the super pipe champion for the Winter X Games eight times, six of those years are consecutive
Before he turned one he underwent two surgeries to correct his heart defect
Began skiing at age four with his family, switching to snowboarding at age six copying his older brother Jesse
During the summer he traded the snowboard for a skateboard, catching the attention of professional skateboarder Tony Hawk, who later helped him become a professional skateboarder at 17
Quote: "My biggest passion at the moment is playing music because it so much fun to do; there's no competition․"
Quote: "You've got to just get back on the horse․ It's one of those things where if I backed out at that point and saved myself for the Olympics and never tried the trick till the games, I just feel like it would have mentally kind of messed me up․"
Appeared as himself in the 2011 film "Friends with Benefits․"
He has the most gold medals, 12 medals, and overall medals, 17 medals, in Winter X Games history
In 2012 he cut off his signature long red hair and donated it to Locks of Love, a charity that makes wigs for underprivileged children experiencing medical hair loss
Is known and highly recognized for his bright red hair, receiving the nick name "The Flying Tomato․"

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