Retired Olympic snowboarder Shaun White received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Gold Medal gala on Thursday night.
The gold-winning Olympian retired from the sport after competing in the Winter Olympics in Beijing earlier this year. However, she has no plans to retire from her active lifestyle anytime soon.
Shaun will still be involved in sports through his new lifestyle brand, Whitespace, and talked a little more about his career goals in an Instagram post honoring his achievements.
Shaun White Shares His Advice For Other Aspiring Athletes While Teasing ‘Next Chapter’
In an Instagram carousel full of photos from the night, the star athlete shared a photo of herself posing with her Golden Goat Award.
“What an honor to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Gold Medal gala!!!” he wrote. “I have to say I was surprised. Snowboarding has changed a lot since I first started, and I’m very proud to have been a part of that development. The talent of the next generation is incredible and I am very excited to see where they take this sport that I love so much.”
“If I could give them advice, it would be this… don’t look at what people around you are doing, think to yourself ‘what are they NOT doing…and how can I find my own way?’ Find that gap, that white space in your sport, and create your own unique trail,” he continued.
“That mindset has helped me through 31 years on the mountain and 23 years as a professional snowboarder,” he said. “It’s also what inspired me to start my brand @whitespace_create. I hope [to] mentor the next generation of riders and develop products that shape the future of the sport.”
‘I can’t talk about this incredible journey without thanking the people who have supported me along the way’
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“Finally, I cannot talk about this incredible journey without thanking the people who have supported me along the way. Your kindness and guidance means more to me than you will ever know,” he continued. “And it’s impossible to talk about support without mentioning my family. It’s been a wild ride that started with the five of us living out of a van … and ended at the Olympics. Not once, but 5 times! So thank you to my whole family, you mean the world to me. ❤️❤️❤️.”
Many fans and friends showered her post with red heart emojis to show their support. His girlfriend of more than two years, “The Vampire Diaries” alum Nina Dobrev, commented, “😭😭😭 so proud.” Another fan commented, “And now I’m crying. Congratulations on the award, IMHO no one deserves it more.” Another follower added, “Congratulations! Good luck in the next chapter.”
Shaun White Has Big Plans For His Whitespace Lifestyle Brand
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On Thursday night, E! News caught up with Shaun at the event, where he revealed that he still has “so much to accomplish in my life,” where he revealed more about his Whitespace lifestyle brand.
“After years and years of working with brands, I finally decided at this point in my career…that I really want to do this and now is the time,” he explained. “I can take all the expertise from working with this brand, the knowledge of the snowboard itself and product development, and put it all into my own thing.”
“We’re talking to some really talented young riders in this space and I’m looking forward to bringing them into this program and really helping their careers,” he continued. “That would be full circle for me.”
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During their conversation, Shaun was also asked if he planned to pop the question anytime soon. “Time will tell,” he teased. “Things are great with me and Nina, and I’m really excited to focus on our relationship and my relationship with the rest of my friends and family.”
The two have traveled the world since he announced his retirement, but he revealed that a trip to France to visit Nina’s mother was his most memorable trip. “It was the best,” he said. “These are the moments. You can have the glitz and glamor of it all, but real family quality time with people is what I want most—and now I do.”
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