The snowboarder and gold medalist has dealt with setbacks like injuries and a bout with COVID-19 this year.
The three-time gold medalist made it clear that not only will the Beijing Games be his last Olympics, they’ll mark his final contest, too.
“I have some runs in my head that I’d like to do,” he said. “And it’s all about visualizing and making that happen the ‘day of.’” “I’d never done that combination of tricks before and just put it down to win,” White said. “I mean, it’s a legacy performance.”By making a choice that was unpopular in many circles — embracing competition, and embracing the Olympics — he took thewith him and made the whole endeavor more mass-marketable, in large part because every sport needs a star.
But when asked what would suffice as a “good” Olympics this time around, he wasn’t talking about 1440s or triple corks or gold medals.Elsa / Getty Images
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