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Snowboarder Shaun White's last ride down an Olympic halfpipe may be in 2022 at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.

Next year's Winter Olympics in Beijing looks to be Shaun White's last ride down an Olympic halfpipe.upcoming Winter Olympics in February"I haven’t really said this too much, so it’s going to feel weird coming out of my mouth, but this is I think my last run,"White holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals of any snowboarder in history with three. He most recently took home the gold in the men's halfpipe at the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.

His Olympic journey began at the age of 15 when he came up just short of qualifying for a spot on the 2002 U.S. Olympic team. His first Olympics came when he was 19 when he won gold in the men's halfpipe competition in Turin, Italy in 2006.

White later recovered and once again, reached the top of the podium at the Olympics after a disappointing fourth-place finish at the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia. He will now look to defend his title by qualifying for his fifth Olympics. He is rounding back into form after taking three years off from competition following the 2018 Olympics. White returned to competition earlier this year with a fourth-place finish and an eighth-place finish in his push to earn a spot on Team USA.

White will be in action this week at the Dew Tour event in Colorado, which is the third of four Olympic qualifying events, according to

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