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Shaun White. A legend of his time -Kevin Andersen-. Who’s Shaun White ?. In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past four years, then you have probably heard the name Shaun White before. Here’s just a few things you should know about him: Born on September 3 rd , 1986
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Shaun White A legend of his time -Kevin Andersen-
Who’s Shaun White ? In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past four years, then you have probably heard the name Shaun White before. Here’s just a few things you should know about him: • Born on September 3rd, 1986 • Has been snowboarding for 20 years • Became a professional snowboarder at 13 • Became a professional skateboarder at age 16 • Has a brother (Jesse), has a sister (Kari), and parents (Roger and Cathy) • Has won two Olympic gold medals, and a whole trophy case of X Games medals, and more
Shaun’s Accomplishments • Only athlete to ever win gold medals in both Summer and Winter X Games • Most gold medals ever in Men’s Olympic Superpipe • Only athlete to win both Summer and Winter Dew Cups • First to “Four Peat” Gold medals at the X Games Superpipe • Holds the record for highest score on Men’s Olympic Superpipe (48.4 pts.)
Qualities of a Legend GNARLY! • Determined • Tough • Funny • Entertaining • Skillful • Conceited • Awesome
Shaun White 4 Target Shaun White’s line of youth clothing a way for him to show his creativity
Bibliography • http://shaunwhite.com/ • http://espn.go.com/action/athlete/_/id/2389/shaun-white • http://www.redbull.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Video/Shaun-White--Project-X-021242788891661 • http://skiing.teamusa.org/athletes/shaun-white