• 2006 Olympic champion in halfpipe
• First man to win the same event (slopestyle) four times at the X Games
• First athlete to compete in the Winter and Summer X Games in two different sports (skateboarding, snowboarding)

• Became the youngest U.S. Open Slopestyle champion in 2003
• Received the ESPY award for Best Action Sports Athlete for 2003
• Started snowboarding at age 6 after watching his older brother, Jesse, try it and after winning virtually every competition he entered he became sponsored by Burton at the age of 13
• Nicknames: The Egg, Future Boy, The Flying Tomato
• Released a snowboarding movie called “The White Album” in 2004
• Has his own snowboarding gear line called “The White Collection” and even developed a skate/snowboarding helmet with R.E.D.
• Owns three houses and a couple of cars
• Enjoys participating in other sports – “I love to potato sack race, go Grunion hunting, long distance roller-skating and dancing to the indigenous sounds of whales mating,” said White
• Favorite movies, music, books, authors – “Totally, I would have to say Page, Zeppelin, Cream, C.S. Lewis, Sin City, Rich Dad Poor Dad, Metallica, River’s Edge, the Grudge, Miss Kitten and the Hacker, Vonnegut, the list is long,” said White

Related Links

Official Web site: Shaun White
Photo Gallery: "Flying Tomato"
Photo Gallery: Snowboarders White & Kass go 1-2 in Halfpipe
Wallpaper: Click here for Shaun White wallpapers
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Audio: Shaun White, Boy Genius

Height: 5’ 8” Born: 9/3/1986 Hometown: San Diego, Calif. Resides: Carlsbad, Calif. Sport: Snowboarding Event: Halfpipe, Slopestyle