Shaun White: Airborne

The recently retired 3-time Olympic gold medalist shares his favorite action-sports photographs and family albums in this personally curated illustrated autobiography.

White chronicles his evolution from his childhood in California into becoming the world’s best snowboarder and skateboarder, his travels to train and compete around the world, his appearances in fashion editorials and advertising, and his interest in music. Some of the world’s best action-sports photographers capture White performing his extreme snowboarding and skating tricks around the world--from his groundbreaking aerial maneuvers such as his Double McTwist 1260 on Olympic half pipes, to his radical skating tricks such ashis Frontside 540 Sky Hook at the X Games. White exceeded the imaginable limits of snowboarding and raised the bar for other snowboarding competitors to try to keep up with him. Narrated by White with detailed commentary throughout, this book is an autobiography in images and an intimate glimpse into the life of a celebrity athlete: training, competing, on the road and in the spotlight.

Shaun White is regarded as the greatest action-sports athlete of all time. A three-time gold medalist and the most decorated athlete in X Games history, White established himself as a dual-sport athlete (skate and snow) as a teenager before focusing primarily on snowboarding for the better part of his ongoing career that spans more than two decades. The action-sports pioneer has been recognized for his entrepreneurial endeavors spanning corporate partnerships, signature product and fashion lines, and a global sports and music festival. White has been named among Bloomberg Businessweek’s 100 Most Powerful and Marketable Athletes, Forbes’s Most Valuable Sports Brands and 30 Under Thirty, among others. Born with a congenital heart defect, Tetralogy of Fallot, he is an advocate for children battling illness and is an active supporter of St. Jude’s Children’s Research Center, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, and Make-A-Wish Foundation.