ZHANGJIAKOU, China, Feb 5 ― American snowboarder Shaun White, who became the face of the sport by winning three gold medals, said today the Beijing Olympics would be his last snowboarding competition and that he would retire from all contests.
White, competing at his fifth Olympics here, had already said Beijing would be his last appearance on the Olympic stage.
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