Winter Olympics 2022 - Shaun White disappointed to miss medal but does not rule out coaching role

Disappointment was mixed with relief as Shaun White brought the curtain down on his stellar Olympic career without picking up a medal. Snowboard halfpipe’s GOAT had high hopes of signing off at the age of 35 with a fourth gold medal. Ad/> It was not to be, as the brilliance was not there and he finished down in fourth behind Ayumu Hirano of Japan.

Beijing 2022‘The best run in snowboard halfpipe history’ – Hirano seals gold as White misses out on medal2 HOURS AGO An emotional White was congratulated by his fellow competitors, after which he composed himself to speak to the media. White has revealed his pace and power were diminished by a leg injury, but was happy to sign off his career at an Olympics. «It's done and I'm so relieved,» White told Olympics.com.

«Riding down to get to the halfpipe, just watching the sun come up over the hill and the turbines and [the] beautiful, beautiful place we're at, [I was] just trying to squeeze every little moment out of this process. »Obviously, I wish I would have done better in my runs. I mean, there's a reason: my back leg was like, giving out on me, it was so sore, maybe it's the nerves.

It was just locking up and I did what I could and I'm proud of fourth." Schedule and results Medal table White’s first gold came in Turin in 2006, in a sport he has dominated for almost 20 years. “I'm proud of every bit, every moment,” White said. “So thank you.

Thank you, snowboarding. Thank you to everybody watching, and I can't wait for what's next." While he will be hanging up his board, White could be seen again at an Olympics in a coaching capacity. “As one door closes, another opens, and I can't wait to affect that next generation,” White said.