| Anyone who has seen Shaun White snowboarding | | | | about Shaun White snowboarding, they began to use |
| knows that they are seeing pure skill and natural | | | | this young prodigy in their advertising. |
| talent at its finest. He makes it look so easy and yet | | | | But, for Shaun White snowboarding was not enough, |
| difficult at the same time. Although for Shaun White | | | | soon after he took up the sport he also took up |
| snowboarding may be what got him noticed in the | | | | skateboarding. These sports are actually quite similar |
| extreme sports world initially, he actually is also a | | | | and he was able to utilize his natural ability to become |
| world class skateboarder as well. Although he is not | | | | skilled at both. The same year that he won his first |
| even 21 yet, he also has managed to make a name | | | | gold medal in the X Games for snowboarding, he |
| for himself in the video game world, in movies and | | | | took up skateboarding as a professional sport and he |
| documentaries, and also developing a line of Shaun | | | | now tours with Tony Hawk. |
| White snowboarding clothing with Burton called the | | | | In 2006, the "Flying Tomato," Shaun White won a |
| "White Collection." | | | | gold medal in the half pipe event in the Winter |
| What got Shaun White snowboarding? At the young | | | | Olympics in Torino and made himself even more of a |
| age of six, White went with his family to a ski area | | | | household name in the United States. He has medaled |
| and he wanted to take snowboarding lessons. He | | | | 8 times in snowboarding in the X Games and 2 times |
| was told that he was too young, so his dad took | | | | in skateboarding. He has made a video called "The |
| lessons and then taught him. Shaun White | | | | White Album," is featured in a documentary called |
| snowboarding was so enthusiastic that his mom | | | | "First Descent" and will release an X Box game with |
| made him ride backwards to slow him down, which | | | | his name and likeness in 2007. What will this young |
| actually served to make him equally skilled in riding in | | | | man do next? What won't he do? |
| both positions. When the Burton Company heard | | | | |