Shaun White moves closer to Olympic selection with his finish at the 3rd spot in the Swiss Alps event, behind the Ayumu Hirano, Japanese snowboarder, and Jan Scherrer, Swiss national at the Laax Open.

NBC continues to run promotions for Beijing’s Winter Olympics including snowboarder Shaun White moving closer to Olympic selection. Yet, the three-time halfpipe gold medalist and probably the greatest name in the Games drew a stage nearer to the possibility with the Podium finish in the world cup finals before the 3rd Feb Olympics Opening Ceremony.

Swiss Alps Event

Last Saturday in the Swiss Alps event, Shaun White ends up on the third spot behind the Ayumu Hirano, Japanese snowboarder, and Jan Scherrer, a Swiss national at the Laax Open. That by itself doesn’t get white on the four-man U.S. halfpipe group. As per the latest report on the top 6 rankings, White ends up being on the 13th spot, or a platform finish from any of the four U.S. qualifying occasions, White was on the positions as 4th, 8th, 7th, and DNF respectively.

However, any unclaimed spots just Taylor Gold secured one can be loaded up with optional picks by U.S. Ski and Snowboard, and White’s platform in Laax only means the federation will not need to scorn a higher positioned rider so to take on the game icon (Shaun White).

Shaun White started the day with his ranking 14th which is one of the four American’s listed on the world ranking. He climbed four spots above the names of Chase Josey and Lucas Foster. With Taylor Gold on the 8th Spot in the ranking.

Shaun Instagram Video announcing his happiness to be a part of the team representing the US in the Winter Olympics in Beijing

In the latest video posted by Shaun White through his Instagram handle in which he was celebrating in the snow and yelling that they are going to China. In which he further added that what an astonishing evening. He is so grateful to be as yet putting down runs now in his profession and procuring his spot during the current year’s Olympics. He also said that he is much obliged or thankful to all his fans, family, and loved ones who all supported him for more than 20 years. The thing which still didn’t change, however, is White’s possibilities of another gold medal are not very promising.

White got 84.00 points in the first run in the finale, which was spotless however disappointing as far as the level of trouble. At the point when not any one of his countrymen outperformed him in the subsequent run, White avoided any unnecessary risk and coasted through the line without endeavoring any huge flips, knowing his pass to Beijing was already secure.

Then, at that point, all others (three Japanese and Australian top qualifiers Scotty James) were failed to land a perfect run, permitting White to serendipitously remain on the podium.

Hirano, the Japanese player has scored 93.25 in his first run and made it seven straight successes by Japanese riders at the significant snowboarding occasions throughout the most recent year. In the Last month, Hirano turned into the first individual to neatly land the slippery triple plugin contest, and a few different riders have landed it by and by, which Shaun White hasn’t.

Be that as it may, at age 35, with worthwhile underwriting rewards probably relying on an Olympic appearance, simply arriving at a fifth Winter Games is a triumph of sorts for Shaun White. What’s more, he has a style for the emotional, wins gold in South Korea in the year 2018 via arriving consecutive twofold plug 1440s without precedent for his vocation on the competition last run.

White pulled out from the last U.S. qualifier last week at Mammoth Mountain due to waiting manifestations from a session with COVID-19 and a tweaked lower leg from the qualifying round. That left him as the fourth-positioned American, several riders who could get out in front of him with the best outcome in Laax.

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Earlier in the week, Shaun white told Rolling Stone that this is the reason he flew the whole way to Switzerland. He further added that as all know, they have an optional spot so they can somewhat pick individuals for the group. What’s more, he doesn’t have the foggiest idea about the full cycle. But he would have rather not surrendered it to a vote, so he is around in his attempt to make it happen.

U.S. Ski and Snowboard should name the team by the 21st January as the men’s halfpipe will start in Beijing from 9th February.