Who Is Shaun White?

A young boy who loved to skateboard and snowboard with his family
An X Games champion and Olympic gold medalist
One of the most successful and influential snowboarders in the world

Read about American snowboarder Shaun White and his epic career in this exciting addition to the Who Was? series.

Shaun White, known as “The Flying Tomato” because of his bright red hair, received his first snowboarding sponsorship by age seven. This was just the first of a lifetime of athletic achievements. He has won a medal every year since 2002 at the Winter X games and won gold at the 2006, 2010, and 2018 Olympics. White has been dazzling audiences for years. Learn all about this snowboarding legend’s life from his childhood skateboarding days to his illustrious Olympic career, and the creation of his own brand of snowboarding gear.