Last Updated on 02/12/2022 by てんしょく飯
Shaun White (USA), who won the gold medal at the Pyeongchang Olympics four years ago, was fourth in the Olympics.
Legend who won three gold medals in five Olympics
In the Beijing Olympics, Ayumu Hirano (Japan) won the first gold medal in Japanese snowboarding history in the men’s halfpipe final. According to a U.S. newspaper, White said that the “generational change” with Hirano and other junior athletes is “something I’ve always wanted.
He seems to have no regrets. White scored 85.00 points in the second attempt, but fell on the landing in the last attempt in fourth place. He quit the attempt halfway through the race, slid down the course, took off his helmet, and finished grateful. At the competition, he received loud applause and cheers for his final slide. After the trials, she hugged and congratulated Hirano for the gold medal, and the US media reported that she broke down in tears when she was interviewed.
The U.S. newspaper “USA Today” published White’s comments in an article. When asked, “What’s your legacy from this competition? The 35-year-old legend replied, “Now you see it.
Now you see it. You see it now, young riders following me and eventually overtaking me. It may not have looked like it, but that’s what I’ve always wanted. I can leave without thinking, ‘I could have done this.'”
White left the competition with a glimmer in her eye at the rise of 23-year-old Hirano, who won the gold medal. But that’s what the 35-year-old longtime snowboarding leader was looking for. I’m proud of fourth place. I’m proud of my fourth place, isn’t that great? He passed the baton to his juniors with no regrets.
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