Shaun White is chatting about his post-retirement life during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live this week.
The 35-year-old snowboarder just returned from the 2022 Beijing Olympics, which were his final games. During the show, Shaun revealed that girlfriend Nina Dobrev has made him write a list of all the things he can do now that he’s retired. “My girlfriend said, ‘If you’re retiring, you gotta make this list of things you wanna do,’” he shared. “So, I’m putting this list—and pretty close to the top of the list was, ‘Go to a Super Bowl’ because it’s always during the competitive season.
I’ve never been to one, so I landed, said hi to everyone and then I’m like, ‘I gotta go’ and went straight to the Super Bowl.” Shaun did admit that he was hoping to actually retire in 2026. “I had my sights set on competing in Italy [in 2026].
I got pretty excited about the idea of finishing my… career where I started it [in 2006],” he said. “But through this process, I realized I don’t think I can do another four years, mentally or physically.
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