It’s clear why the pros don’t like him, but the reason the rest of the community (not just snowboarding but skateboarding) have turned on him is so crystal clear! In the 2010 Vancouver Olympics he was clearly just having fun hanging with his fellow riders and got the top spot seemingly effortlessly. He’s not the kinda guy to take losing lightly.
You can bet on one thing for sure: Shaun White will be back on top soon. Even the 2 snowboarders I interviewed admitted that they thought Shaun is the best. The way he competes reminds me of Kelly Slater and Kelly is the best. Someone who can focus as intensely as he does and win under pressure impresses me. I’m a skier myself, so my opinion doesn’t count here. Overall, it feels like Shaun’s overly competitive nature, his commercial prowess (read here: sell-out), and his desire to do things on his own and in his own way has been his public downfall. Danny got 10th at the Olympics in Sochi.Īfter reading all these answers to the question of why snowboarders don’t like Shaun White, it’s beginning to become clear what the reasons are. “Shaun kind of does everything on his own…Unfortunately we don’t get to hang with him much.” Danny Davis and Shaun White. “Like a lot of my friends, when we learn new tricks, we learn with a big group of us,” said Davis. But more importantly, he pointed out what has long been known about White, that he is just not part of the snowboarding social network. The reasons White’s competitors don’t like him are the same reasons White has dominated the sport for years and why his failure in Sochi is unlikely to be the end of his career.Īmerican Danny Davis, who finished tenth in the halfpipe competition, was a guest on “The Dan Patrick Show” and was asked why snowboarders hate White.ĭavis said it may be jealousy for some riders. Shaun White is not well-liked among fellow snowboarders. Here’s what Business Insider said about why snowboarders don’t like Shuan White: Shaun White’s Insane Competitiveness Is The Real Reason Why Snowboarders Hate Him It’s great, man, because there are a bunch of good riders in our sport and they deserve some credit, too.” Shaun White in happier times after a Gold medal in halfpipe in Vancouver. “The world knows now that there are other snowboarders besides Shaun. “You know it’s good for snowboarding, man,” American teammate Danny Davis said of White finishing fourth, far behind winner Iouri Podladtchikov of Switzerland. Whatever it was, in private or public, the feeling here was clear. Or maybe he was always that way, but grew human enough on the board that the others no longer feared taking shots at him. Somewhere along the way he became too big, too corporate, too selfish, too good, or too whatever.
At least some of his fellow riders act that way, even though they owe the size of their corporate sponsorships to the redhead from San Diego. Well, at least among some.Īlmost no one likes Shaun White anymore. Here’s what Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports said about why snowboarders don’t like Shaun White: Shaun White leaves Olympics without a medal, or many snowboarding friendsīy the time Shaun White‘s second run through the men’s halfpipe final fell apart and his reign as Olympic champion was over, you could all but feel the joy surge through the mountain air here. I’ve never met him and I’m sure he’s a totally rad dude.” – snowboarder #2 Shaun White after his final run in Sochi. I don’t like him being so dominate that it’s taken away from other’s chances to have a fantastic experience in the completive world. “I don’t like the image of what he stands for: coming from so much money and support. That could have been such a big chance for some kid the chance of a lifetime, ya know.” – snowboarder #1 The Flying Tomato in Sochi. Before, I always thought he was kinda ridiculous, but I hate him now for taking somebody’s opportunity to compete in the Olympic slopestyle this year. I hate him for riding with a Target sticker on his helmet: a display of pure money with nothing to do with the sport. “I hate him because he’s supposedly the biggest representative of our sport and he’s not really a part of the community. I asked the two snowboarders I live with why they don’t like Shaun White and here’s what they said: Snowboarders that I spend time with constantly disrespect Shaun and pooh-pooh his achievements. Shaun White does seem to be generally resented by the snowboarding community. ***originally published on February 18th, 2014īoth Yahoo Sports & Business Insider magazine have written articles addressing just why snowboarders hate Shaun White. Shaun White, the face of snowboarding in America.
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