Shaun White loves the sport of snowboarding. Shaun White suffered from severe congenital heart disease when he was a child
Doctors told his parents that without timely and effective treatment, he might not live to be twenty years old. In order for their son to grow up healthily, White's parents had to take him everywhere for medical treatment. Before the age of five, White underwent two major heart surgeries, both of which were successful. At the age of six, White fell in love with snowboarding. In order to exercise his body, his parents acquiesced. Six years later, a major equipment supplier signed with White, and he became the youngest professional snowboarder. Shaun White's achievements
It was also that year that White began to make a name for himself in major events. In many world-class events, White was able to win gold medals. In the 2006 Olympics, 20-year-old White stood in front of many outstanding athletes in the Olympics for the first time. He confidently and brilliantly completed the ultra-difficult moves and brought home the gold medal in the half-pipe at the Winter Olympics. However, at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, the 28-year-old White made a series of major mistakes and missed the podium. After that Winter Olympics, White announced his temporary departure from the stadium. It was not until the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics that he returned to the competition and won the gold medal again. Shaun White took a tearful bow, and the audience cheered and paid tribute.
On February 11, in the U-shaped snowboard field skills final of the Beijing Winter Olympics, 35-year-old Sean White won fourth place and bid farewell to the competition in tears. Shaun White did his best in the fifth Winter Olympics and won 3 gold medals. No matter how difficult it is for a heart patient to do this difficult sport, he continued to make breakthroughs in the competition. Shaun White said he felt an unprecedented sense of relief after receiving the promotion points. The Beijing Winter Olympics is like White's fifth Winter Olympics trip and also his final trip. As the snowboarder with the most gold medals at the Winter Olympics in the world, he has accomplished his goal.
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