Past harassment allegations cropped up after the American won his third Olympic gold. And such questions can no longer be brushed off by athletes
On the surface, Shaun White’s redemption song, a four-year fightback from rock bottom that culminated on Wednesday morning with his third Olympic gold medal in the snowboard halfpipe, is as deeply satisfying a story as you will find at these Winter Games.
“It was a deja vu situation to the Sochi Olympics [where White finished fourth after starting as overwhelming favourite],” he said after Wednesday’s victory. “I’m so thankful that I got to stand there again and know who I am, and know what I can do, and do that run to win it. It’s so rare that you get these opportunities to redeem yourself in life and in your career and I took advantage of that.”
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