Birthdate: September 3, 1986
Birthplace: Carlsbad, California
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With his big air and X Games in two different sports. We got the 411 on this snowboarding and skateboarding stud!
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Shaun White was born with a sponsored by Burton and turned pro when he was just 13.
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Shaun White was nicknamed Future Boy when he first started competing as a pro. He was only 13 but was already pushing the limits of Winter X Games. He currently has 28 medals, 17 of which are gold!
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After setting new standards in the world of snowboarding, Shaun decided to make his mark in Summer X Games medal in vert.
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In December 2005, Shaun White qualified for the 2006 Winter Olympics in song.
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San Francisco. One exciting new addition: If you have the Wii MotionPlus add-on from the last Tiger Woods game or Wii Sports Resort, you can customize your own tricks by spinning the controller however you want and seeing your character on-screen (attempt to) do the same. If you can land the spin, you can use it across the game, your own signature flip. Just try not to sling it into the TV.
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During February 2009, Red Bull started to build Shaun White a halfpipe in the back country of Colorado on the backside of Silverton Mountain. Red Bull brought in Snow Cats, and Pipe Augers to build the half pipe completely out of natural snow on one of the back country trails at Silverton. The project is completely visible from the ski area and the heavy machinery can be heard through the National Forest. In April 2009, Shaun White was on crutches due to a bone chip in his ankle, preventing him from riding in preparation for the 2009 Dew Tour.
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- Shaun White is 5'8" tall and weighs 140 pounds.
- Shaun White's favorite all time rock group is Led Zepplin.
- He is the first (and only) person to win both a Summer and Winter Dew Cup.
- Shaun White released a snowboarding movie called The White Album in November 2004.
- Shaun White's favorite sport to watch is Motocross.
- Shaun White won the Revolver Golden God Award for "Most Metal Athlete".
- Shaun White's favorite book is The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton.
- Shaun White is know as "The Flying Tomato" due to the shock of his red hair
- Shaun White's stared in his own 2006 snowboarding flick called First Descent, which also featured fellow snowboarder Hannah Teter.
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"When the pressure’s on, I always seem to go bigger and land everything better."
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