Hanging up his board. Ahead of Shaun White’s upcoming snowboarding events in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the athlete has confirmed his retirement.“You know, for me, this has all had this amazing glow to every single decision, every single competition because I have decided this will be my last Olympics and with that, I’ve given it my all,” White, 35, told reporters during a Saturday, February 5, press conference. “There’s been some ups and downs along the way to get here but through all of that, I feel like I’ve gotten stronger [and] gotten better — and now, I’m with these amazing teammates and I’m just so excited about everything.”He added at the time: “[I’m] just enjoying everything single moment and, I don’t know, I’ve done so much in the sport. … I’m always trying to push and progress and do the next biggest thing and try to pick up on what trends are happening within the sport and be ahead of the curve.”White noted that he believes his Beijing appearance will be his last competition, but that doesn’t mean he’s letting go of his board just yet.“I definitely don’t think I’ll be leaving the sport anytime soon,” the California native added. “I think the beautiful part about snowboarding is there’s still a life to be had within the sport outside of competition. … So, I’m excited for that next chapter.”Before the Air + Style owner announced his competitive retirement, his girlfriend, Nina Dobrev, exclusively told Us Weekly how she would feel about her man stepping back from the Olympics after this year.“I support him in whatever decision he makes, always,” the Vampire Diaries alum, 33, revealed to Us on Friday, February 4. “He’s the only one who could make those decisions. [He’s had] such an incredibly long and
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