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As Winter Olympics near, Shaun White instead focuses on snowboarding's future

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Shaun White announced his retirement from competitive snowboarding after a fourth -place finish at the 2022 Beijing Games .

The retired three -time Olympic gold medalist says he's shifted his focus to the future of snowboarding how the sport will evolve.

Next month , he'll be on Mount Hood in Oregon to work with top junior athletes as part of Project Gold .

"Retirement’s such a kind of ugly word, in a way," he said. "I've definitely just shifted my focus to something else." Contact Tom Schad at tschad@usatoday.com or on social media @tomschad.bsky.social..

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