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FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2016, file photo, two-time Olympic snowboarder Shaun White trains at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta. White says he is working on the tricks that Japan's Ayumu Hirano used to win the Winter X Games last month. Hirano became the first person to string together back-to-back 1440-degree jumps in what was widely regarded as the best show snowboarding has ever put on in a halfpipe. White says he’s working on the back-to-back 1440s, too, and insists the world hasn’t seen his best run yet. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Shaun White just fine with upping ante on Olympic halfpipe

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2014, file photo, Shaun White of the United States waves to the crowd after a run during the men's snowboard halfpipe qualifying at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. White says there were times in the weeks after he slammed his face into a halfpipe in New Zealand and had to be helicoptered off the mountain when he wondered what was to be learned from it all. To outsiders, the answer is simple. The accident served as a jarring reminder of the hurdles White was willing to overcome to make it back to the Olympics, and this time, to leave with a third gold medal. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Bruised, not beaten, White back for another shot at gold

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

Iouri Podladtchikov crashes during his second run in the men's superpipe finals at the Winter X Games on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, in Aspen, Colo. The Olympic champion snowboarder had to be carted off the course Sunday during the run. (Anna Stonehouse/The Aspen Times via AP)

I-Pod injury a stark reminder of dangers of halfpipe

By EDDIE PELLS and PAT GRAHAM - Associated Press

Toby Miller's reacti after Japanese rider Ayumu Hirano landed his run in the men's snowboard superpipe finals at the Winter X Games on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, in Aspen, Colo. (Anna Stonehouse/The Aspen Times via AP)

The next Shaun White? White says it may be teen Toby Miller

By PAT GRAHAM and EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

U.S. halfpipe snowboarder Shaun White waits to take a practice run at the Winter X Games on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Aspen, Colo. (Anna Stonehouse/The Aspen Times via AP)

Shaun White pulls out of X Games to rest for Olympics

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

Swiss winner Iouri Podladtchikov performs at the Laax Open Snowboard World Cup 2018, on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, in Laax, Switzerland. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)

Snowboarder known as ‘I-Pod’ set to defend Olympic gold

By PAT GRAHAM - Associated Press

White out: Shaun White falls in Olympic halfpipe qualifier

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 30, 2011, file photo, Shaun White competes during the Skateboard Vert final at the X Games in Los Angeles. The next Olympics are still a year away, and already, Shaun White is thinking about the games after that. The Summer Games, that is. The world's best-known snowboarder tells The Associated Press he's exploring competing in Tokyo in skateboarding, which will be added to the program for 2020. (AP Photo/Bret Hartman, File)

Shaun White might compete in skateboarding at 2020 Olympics

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2016, file photo, two-time Olympic snowboarder Shaun White trains at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta. White turned 30 last fall, and anyone who tuned out after his stunning fail at the Olympics in Russia missed the start of a reboot that may feel more like a comeback story. Back at the Winter X Games this year, the two-time Olympic champion has refocused his business, his training and his fitness for a run at next year's games. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Shaun White 3.0: Fit, focused, fired up as he hits 30

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

Japan's Tomoka Takeuchi competes in the women's snowboard parallel giant slalom semifinal at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Takeuchi took the silver medal. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Takeuchi continues Japan’s run at Extreme Park

By WILL GRAVES - Associated Press

Shaun White, of the United States, looks at the scoreboard after competing in the men's snowboard halfpipe final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. White placed fourth. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Olympic Viewing: Soggy pipes, groovin’ luger

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

Japan's Ayumu Hirano competes in the men's snowboard halfpipe final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Hirano took the silver medal. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

SOCHI SCENE: Big In Japan

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Shaun White, of the United States, looks at the scoreboard after competing in the men's snowboard halfpipe final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. White placed fourth. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Sochi Olympics: Five days in, Games haven’t been kind to Americans

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

Men's snowboard halfpipe silver medalist Ayumu Hirano of Japan, left, and bronze medalist Taku Hiraoka, alson Japan, pose on the podium at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Japan finds halfpipe twice as nice

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2012 file photo, British model Kate Moss arrives at a bookshop in Paris for a book signing event. Swiss snowboarder Iouri Podladtchikov mentioned the supermodel three times during a news conference on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, one day after winning the gold medal in the halfpipe at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. &quot;I am big into photography,&quot; said Podladtchikov. &quot;It is a big dream to take a photo of Kate Moss.&quot; (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

SOCHI SCENE: I-Pod likes Kate Moss

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Shani Davis of the U.S. gestures in dejection after competing in the men's 1,000-meter speedskating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

American stars struggling in Olympics’ early days

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

Shaun White, of the United States, competes in the men's snowboard halfpipe final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. White placed fourth. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Column: White’s grand grab for gold comes up empty

By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press

Norway's Maiken Caspersen Falla celebrates winning the gold medal during the flower ceremony for the women's cross-country sprint the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Norway wins 4 more medals; US hopefuls falter

By DAVID PACE - Associated Press

Switzerland's Iouri Podladtchikov celebrates after his second half pipe run during the men's snowboard halfpipe final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Podladtchikov won the gold medal. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Podladtchikov revels in golden Olympic run

By WILL GRAVES - Associated Press