This winter the snowboarder will compete in his fifth (!!) Olympic Games. 😳
As a four-time Olympian, three-time Olympic gold medalist and X-Games gold medal world record holder, it’s easy to understand why Shaun White’s net worth is as impressive as it is today. But what is it, exactly?
It didn’t take long for White to attract attention. By the time he was 7 years old, White was already winning snowboarding competitions of his own and receiving sponsorship deals. Around the same time, White took up skateboarding. He met professional skateboarder Tony Hawk when he was 9 years old at the YMCA skate park in Encinitas, California, and Hawk went on to befriend and mentor the young skateboarder. “Tony never really sat me down and said you should do this or do that.
While his talents at the skate park are no joke, it is his skill on the slopes that continues to command the most interest by fans and sponsors alike. Since going pro, White has won a number of awards as a snowboarder. When he was 16, White won the U.S. Open Snowboarding Championship, making him the youngest athlete to do so. Three years later, he won his first Olympic gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He went on to compete and represent the U.S.
These figures mark a 50 percent increase from the 2016 Olympics and were put into practice during the 2018 Winter Olympics, where White took home the gold for the Men’s Halfpipe event with a score of 97.75.
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