His trophy case is stacked with Olympic, X Games and Dew Tour medals and his resume includes everything from his own Wheaties box, multiple Rolling Stone covers and late-night talk show appearances to his own signature video games…even his own Air and Style event. So what could Mr. White do last season to rise above the hype? First, he secured a superpipe five-peat at Winter X while throwing down the first perfect 100-point score in the history of the event, on his victory lap. Then he dialed in a double-gold win at Winter X Tignes with slopestyle dominance that silenced the haters and the doubters. He capped it all off with another impressive win, on Burton home turf, at the 30th annual US Open and celebrated another extraordinary season by taking home his 8th ESPY for Best Male Action Sports Athlete.

Shaun has earned his status, and watching his runs in slopestyle or superpipe has been an exercise in progression trending towards perfection. His competitive resume alone confirms his snowboard credentials—from his first major victory at the 2001 Arctic Challenge, Shaun went on to an undefeated 2006 season, two Olympic Golds, 12 Dew Tour wins, seven US Opens and a record 22 X Games medals. It gets ridiculous when you add in the endless online replays of his stomped double Mctwist 1260, his creation of the White Collection with Burton, and a focus on skating, which added even more podiums to his resume. Its tough being Shaun White, because what do you do next? We’re not sure, but we’ll definitely be watching.

Età: 26

Città di residenza:
Carlsbad, California

Località montana:
Park City, Utah