Shaun White

American snowboarder and skateboarder

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October 30 2024 White became engaged to actress Nina Dobrev.
2022 Shaun White competed in his final Winter Olympics, finishing fourth in the halfpipe event and announcing this would be his last Olympic competition.
January 2022 Launched his own active lifestyle brand 'Whitespace', announcing the brand on social media.
2021 Air + Style festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 White began dating actress Nina Dobrev.
2019 White's relationship with Sarah Barthel ended.
2018 Appeared in the Nickelodeon TV series 'Henry Danger' in the episode 'Toon in for Danger', where he and Captain Man struggled for a seat while watching the premiere of The Adventures of Kid Danger.
2018 At a press conference following his Winter Olympics win, White initially minimized the sexual harassment lawsuit, causing widespread condemnation, and later apologized.
2018 While training in New Zealand for the 2018 Winter Olympics, White suffered a severe injury after crashing into the edge of a superpipe, requiring 62 stitches to his face.
February 14 2018 White won his third Olympic gold medal in the Men's Halfpipe event at the 2018 Winter Olympics, scoring 97.75 and dramatically winning on his last run with back-to-back 1440s. This was also the 100th gold medal for the United States at the Winter Olympic Games.
May 2017 White reached an out-of-court settlement with Lena Zawaideh, with terms undisclosed.
2016 Lena Zawaideh filed a sexual harassment and breach of contract lawsuit against White.
2016 Purchased a minority stake in Mammoth Resorts, becoming part-owner of multiple ski areas including Mammoth Mountain, Snow Summit, June Mountain, and Bear Mountain.
2016 Featured on the cover of Forbes magazine's prestigious '30 under 30' issue, highlighting his success and influence in sports.
2014 Appeared in the Disney Channel Original Movie 'Cloud 9'.
2014 Shaun White competed in the Winter Olympics Halfpipe event, finishing fourth place. During these games, he was the most discussed Olympic athlete on Facebook.
2014 Took ownership of the Air + Style festival, moving it from Austria to Los Angeles.
January 2014 Released the self-titled debut album with his electronic rock band Bad Things.
2013 Made a cameo appearance in the animated TV series 'American Dad!' in the episode 'Da Flippity Flop'.
2013 White began a relationship with Sarah Barthel of the band Phantogram.
2013 By this year, White had accumulated 18 Winter X Games medals (13 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze), including the first quadruple win streak by a male athlete in snowboard slopestyle.
2013 Shaun White won his 6th consecutive SuperPipe victory, becoming only the second participant ever to achieve this remarkable feat, alongside SnoCross racer Tucker Hibbert who had also won six consecutive victories earlier the same day.
December 2013 White secured third place in the Pipe & Slope contest at the FIS Snowboard World Cup held in Copper Mountain, Colorado.
October 2013 Appeared in the music video for 'City of Angels' by the band Thirty Seconds to Mars.
August 2013 Performed as a headlining act with his band Bad Things at the Lollapalooza festival, replacing Death Grips in a last-minute slot.
2012 At Winter X Games, Shaun White made history by becoming the first athlete to score a perfect 100 in the men's Snowboard SuperPipe, demonstrating his exceptional skill and dominance in snowboarding.
September 17 2012 White was arrested in Nashville for public intoxication and vandalism after attending the wedding party of Patrick Carney, drummer of The Black Keys.
2011 Made a cameo appearance as himself in the film 'Friends with Benefits'.
January 2011 At the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado, Shaun White won his 4th consecutive Gold in the SuperPipe event. He scored 97.33 on his second run, landing his signature Double McTwist 1260 and tying his own X Games record from the previous year.
January 16 2011 Appeared on the TV show 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' to help redesign a room for an eight-year-old boy.
2010 Released Shaun White Skateboarding video game.
February 2010 At the Vancouver Winter Olympics, Shaun White won gold in the halfpipe snowboarding event. He secured the gold medal on his first run with a score of 46.8, then performed a second 'victory lap' run featuring his signature Double McTwist 1260 move 'The Tomahawk', scoring a near-perfect 48.4 points.

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