In 2014, the world was in shock when Shaun White didn’t win gold at the Sochi Olympics. Then in 2018, he had the comeback of all comebacks as he secured his third gold medal on his final run. As you can probably imagine, the lead up to this monumental moment was stressful and full of pressure. However, in the legendary snowboarder’s docuseries on the 2023 TV schedule, Shaun White: The Last Run, he revealed a sweet and wholesome interaction that helped him get some of his mojo back which ultimately helped lead him to his big win in Pyeongchang.
In the scene from Shaun White: The Last Run, White, his coach J.J. Thomas and his friend and fellow snowboarder Toby Miller traveled to Calgary, Canada to train for the Pyeongchang Olympics. This trip happened 13 months before the games, between him losing the medal in Sochi and a major injury he suffered while training in New Zealand. The pressure was high for him to come back stronger, and White noted that “everything is hinging on the Olympics.”
