'I'm going straight to the Super Bowl' - Shaun White swaps Winter Olympics for NFL and Rams v Bengals in LA

Three-time Olympic gold medal-winning snowboarder Shaun White may have bowed out at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, but he is now off to the Super Bowl in Los Angeles. The Team USA legend brought his illustrious career to an end after he had to settle for fourth place in the men's halfpipe with Ayumu Hirano of Japan taking a stunning victory. Ad/> The 35-year-old was left very emotional as he said goodbye to the sport and the Olympic Games, but he was quickly back in the headlines by announcing that he was heading straight to the Super Bowl.

/> Beijing 2022Charlotte Bankes reflects on ‘disappointing’ Beijing campaign21 HOURS AGO From Beijing to Los Angeles, White will witness the Cincinnati Bengals visit Sofi Stadium to take on the LA Rams in their own stadium for another of the biggest stages in world sport. Although the American was crushed to not medal in Beijing as he brought his career to an end, he has said that he is excited for his next challenges and taking in other experiences. «I'm going straight to the Super Bowl,» White told Olympics.com in an extended interview.

«I've never been and I had it on my bucket list. I've never been to the Super Bowl because it's always kind of during our time on the mountain and in our season. So like right away, I get to check something off my list.» On his experience in Beijing and retiring, he said: «It's wild.

I'm so happy with everything and the response from my friends and fellow competitors and anybody that has kind of tuned in to watch this Olympics. »The response has been amazing, and that's really warming my heart and carrying me through all this. I was very emotional at the bottom, and rightfully so, I spent my entire life doing this.