Invariably, the name “Shaun White” rings with public adoration and iconic stature in the world of snowboarding; not to mention his gracious accomplishment in winning the gold medal in the men’s halfpipe competition at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games.  The high-flying American defended his halfpipe title with a jaw-dropping sequence of flips and somersaults when he punctuated his night with his signature trick, the “Double McTwist 1260.”

But amidst all the glory and flashing cameras in the news conference following his winning run, Shaun White passionately impressed his desire to meet President Obama.  “I don’t think we’ve had the honor to meet the President of the United States,” White said.

Shaun White On Oprah Winfrey

Shaun White subsequently appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show on February 19, 2010 and reaffirmed his passionate desire to meet with President Obama. “It seems like you win the gold for the U.S., you should meet the president,” he says. “That would be cool.”

But despite his numerous public acclimation’s to the President, there has yet to be any word as to whether President Obama has an interest in honoring this young Olympic hero’s request.

Mr. Obama, Shaun White Will See You Now!

Granted, both the President Obama and Shaun White have very busy schedules, but one would certainly think that under the circumstances a personal visit could be reasonably easy to schedule?   And as for his request to sit down for a formal dinner, well, why not? Now of course the issue of security falls into play, but I believe that Shaun White certainly poses no security risk to anyone, let alone the President of the United States…  But Shaun White certainly has raised a very relevant issue in his statement to Oprah, “It seems like you win the gold for the U.S., you should meet the president.”

It only begs the question as to why there currently isn’t a  White House/Presidential policy in place to honor our U.S Olympic athletes?  We know that it cannot be for the reason that they don’t deserve a Presidential visit or tour of the White House followed by a one-on-one meeting, right?

Nevertheless, I believe that Shaun White earned his visit with President Obama and that necessary steps need to be taken to honor this simple, yet complicating endeavor.

Get Shaun His Presidential Dinner!

I would sincerely appreciate everyone’s support in this cause, so please get the word out by sharing this post and forwarding it to all your friends.  Let’s get Shaun his Presidential Dinner!

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Shaun White Crash

The slopes of Buttermilk Mountain were not very forgiving to this years competitors of the 2010 Winter X Games.
In this stunning and graphic video you will see Shaun White’s face meet the ice in a practice run while attempting a double Mctwist 1260 in the superpipe.

View The Video HERE

But despite this skull-jarring mishap, Shaun White received what a Winter X Games doctor called a thorough medical evaluation before he was cleared to head back down the superpipe; not only to complete his practice runs, but to ultimately capture his third X Games Title!  Until Shaun stomped his final run in the Men’s SuperPipe, nobody had ever won back-to-back-to-back golds!
Showing no signs of concussion, White was cleared to compete, and he went out and did the Double McTwist 1260 to win his third straight championship in the biggest halfpipe event this side of the Olympics — with the torch lighting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, just two weeks away…
It only leaves us guessing:

What will Shaun White bring to the Olympics?

OTHER MISHAPS:

On Thursday, the X Games medical staff did shut things down for Aussie snowboarder Torah Bright after she suffered her second concussion in three days. Bright is also expected to be a medal contender in Vancouver.
Bright is hardly alone. The tight-knit snowboard community has been rocked by injuries during the march to next month’s Games.  Up until Thursday morning’s qualifying round in Aspen, Bright was the only woman practicing the famed “double cork.” The new move, a dizzying blend of off-axis flips and spins, is the buzz of the snowboarding world leading into the Olympics.
While Bright’s concussion Thursday was not the result of a failed double cork, she has taken a few licks trying them. And whether or not she’ll have the nerve to keep it into her Olympic routine is, at least for now, in doubt.

The Winter X Games, the premier action sports event in the world, will be held January 28 through January 31, 2010 in Aspen, Colorado, USA.  More than 200 of the best action extreme sports athletes, including past Olympians, will compete in Skiing, Snowboarding and Snowmobiling.

In the snowboard venue names like Chas Guldemond, Scotty Lago, and Travis Rice will represent the USA in the Snowboard Big Air category.  In the Slopestyle category you’ll see Danny Davis, Chas Guldemond, Scotty Lago, and Travis Rice.  And in Snowboard Superpipe category Mason Aguirre, Danny Davis, Danny Kass, Scotty Lago, Luke Mitrani, Kevin Pearce, Elijah Teter, Louie Vito, and Shaun White will be shredding the near-vertical halfpipe walls — showing off their stuff as they represent the USA with wild styles and tricks!

The 2010 Winter X Games 14 will be covered live on ESPN’s family of networks, including ABC, as well as across ESPN’s many digital media assets.  Last Seasons Winter X Games were ESPN’s highest-rated and most-viewed Winter X Games in history! The eight telecasts averaged 942,000 homes, up nine percent from 2008.

World snowboard competitions will never be the same after this years event competitions.  The best of the best snowboard professionals will be lining up and shredding the slopes in their quest for the gold.  Last year it was Shaun White — who will it be this year?