Shaun White Pushes Forward on Olympic Skateboarding Track
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NEW YORK — Shaun White is pressing forward with plans to shoot for the Summer Olympics in skateboarding.
White said Tuesday on NBC’s “Today” show that he’ll compete at world championships in September “and see what happens” before deciding whether to try to earn a spot on the U.S. team for skateboarding’s Olympic debut next summer in Tokyo.
The three-time Olympic snowboarding champion has won five of his 23 X Games medals on the summer side in skateboarding.
The three-time Olympic snowboarding champion has won five of his 23 X Games medals on the summer side in skateboarding.But when snowboarding became an Olympic sport, and with no similar option on the Summer Games side, White focused on the Winter Games.
He announced last summer that skateboarding was in his plans but only competed in one contest last year.
Street and park skateboarding are on the 2020 program, neither of which are considered White’s specialty.
He’s expected to focus on the park version, which mixes vertical jumps like those seen on the halfpipe with street features like rails and stairs.
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