The 35-year-old’s incredible career and shock decision to retire young are explored in a revealing new docuseries
Most people don’t retire at 35. But then again, Shaun White has never been like most people. After all, this is an extreme sports superstar who began snowboarding at five, went professional at 13 and dominated the Olympics by 19; winning three gold medals and becoming a face of both snowboarding and skating, along the way earning that greatest of all time (Goat) moniker.
By the time his mid-30s rolled around however, even though he was still able-bodied and still some time away from that AARP membership, he knew he wanted to hang it up. “Retirement is a pretty ugly word,” says White to the Guardian from his home in Los Angeles. “This next chapter just feels like something new. It’s on to the next. I recently watched the Arnold Schwarzenegger documentary [Arnold], and he was like, ‘I reached the top, and now I’m bored. What’s next?’ Some of that kind of hit home.”
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