About Shaun White!!!

Skateboarding career

Shaun White has been working with Tony Hawk since an early age and derives his inspiration from him and many other vert skaters. Hawk first met with Shaun at the age of nine while snowboarding, and mentored him at the Encinitas YMCA Skate Park, close to both of their family homes in neighboring Carlsbad.

Shaun went pro in 2003 at the age of 16, and won his first pro contest in 2005 at the Panasonic Open in Louisville, KY. He also won a silver medal for the men's vert in the 2005 Summer X Games.

At the 2005 and 2006 X Games, Shaun attempted the 1080 (3 full rotations, half a rotation more than a 900). He is the only skater to attempt the trick in competition, but has yet to land it.

Shaun White!!!

Became the youngest U.S. Open Slopestyle champion in 2003

Received the ESPY award for Best Action Sports Athlete for 2003

Started snowboarding at age 6 after watching his older brother, Jesse, try it and after winning virtually every competition he entered he became sponsored by Burton at the age of 13

Nicknames: The Egg, Future Boy, The Flying Tomato

Released a snowboarding movie called “The White Album” in 2004

Has his own snowboarding gear line called “The White Collection” and even developed a skate/snowboarding helmet with R.E.D.

Owns three houses and a couple of cars

Enjoys participating in other sports – “I love to potato sack race, go Grunion hunting, long distance roller-skating and dancing to the indigenous sounds of whales mating,” said White

Favorite movies, music, books, authors – “Totally, I would have to say Page, Zeppelin, Cream, C.S. Lewis, Sin City, Rich Dad Poor Dad, Metallica, River’s Edge, the Grudge, Miss Kitten and the Hacker, Vonnegut, the list is long,” said White