Olympian Shaun White made a big announcement via "Today" Wednesday (Feb. 5) — he will not be competing in the snowboarding slopestyle event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, citing the dangerous nature of the
The sport has already grabbed headlines now that Shaun White has withdrawn from the event — a day after jamming his wrist on the course that has also claimed a broken collarbone and a concussion from other athletes
Shaun White pulled out of the event late Wednesday, less than 24 hours before a qualification round at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Easily the biggest star of the Games, White continued to draw attention to the new event. SLOPESTYLE: The drama continues.
“Hopefully we don't end up with a guy who wins and everybody says, 'Ah, but Shaun wasn't there.' That would be the sad part.” White said he dropped out because of concerns about the slopestyle course, afraid an injury could derail his halfpipe