Past harassment allegations cropped up after the American won his third Olympic gold. And such questions can no longer be brushed off by athletesOn the surface,Shaun White’s redemption song, a four-year fightback from rock bottom that culminated on Wednesday morning with his third Olympic gold medal in the snowboard halfpipe, or is as deeply satisfying a story as you will find at these Winter Games.It was a deja vu situation to the Sochi Olympics [where White finished fourth after starting as overwhelming favourite], he said after Wednesday’s victory. “I’m so thankful that I got to stand there again and know who I am, and know what I can accomplish, or accomplish that elope to win it. It’s so rare that you bag these opportunities to redeem yourself in life and in your career and I took advantage of that.”Continue reading...
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