Shaun White won his first gold medal in 2006 in men's snowboard halfpipe at the Turino Olympics. He's returned to the same country exactly 20 years and five Olympics later with even more gold medals to his name. White's appearance at the Milan Cortina Games has many asking if the Olympian is competing once again.

Seventeen-year-old Alessandro Barbieri enters the men's halfpipe finals as the best American hope since White.

While snowboarding phenom Shaun White is at the Winter Games for his first year as a commentator, his stunning ex, Nina Dobrev, sizzles in ‘the silence’ in a skin-tight black dress.

"I was so thrilled to hear that Italy was taking on this Olympics, just because I had such an incredible time in (in 2006)," said White during the broadcast

Shaun White's hair then and now: Revisiting 'Flying Tomato' transformation since 2006 Olympics originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. It was hard to find a U.S. Olympic star quite like Shaun White in the 2000s and 2010s.

Fans will notice a familiar face during the Milano Cortina Games. What has he been up to?

The former Olympic snowboarder has stayed busy in his retirement.

With Kim's silver medal in Milan, another snowboarder has come up barely short of three-peating in an Olympic event.

The seller is Michael Silvaggi, a retired Louis Vuitton human resources executive. Silvaggi bought the Hollywood Hills home from the Olympic gold medalist snowboarder in August 2024 for about $3.9 million, records on PropertyShark show. Silvaggi wasn’t available for comment.

The Olympic snowboarder sold the 1950s Outpost Estates home to a Lous Vuitton executive, who gave it a complete makeover with a moody vibe.

This revamped 1950s Hollywood Hills home was once owned by the five-time Olympic snowboarder. Now it can be yours for $5 million.