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There have been plenty of places to watch the 2026 Winter Olympics and see snowboarding superstar Shaun White.
You just won't actually see him on a snowboard in the halfpipe.
He played an oddly prominent role in NBC's broadcast of the Opening Ceremonies.
He's also been out and about at the action, including the halfpipe which made himself so famous.
White's days of competing are over, though.
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Why isn't Shaun White competing at the Olympics?
White isn't competing because he retired from snowboarding at the end of the last Olympic cycle.
He announced during the 2022 Olympics that it would be his last time at that level of competition. And after it was over, he formally retired from all snowboard competition.
How many medals did Shaun White win?
White won three gold medals in the men's halfpipe competition -- in 2006, 2010 and 2018.
In both 2014 and 2022, he finished in fourth place, just off the podium.
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How old is Shaun White?
White is 39 years old now.
He ceded the floor to the next generation of American snowboarders.
He's still heavily involved in equipment and other ways, but the halfpipe is no longer his stage.
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