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Look back at the McTwists and turns of Shaun White's golden snowboarding career

The man who fiercely shreds halfpipes openly shed tears on the snow, saying he was proud of his effort. It closed the book on a record-setting Olympic career.

Shaun White said farewell to his storied Olympic career Thursday evening ET, proving that at 35 he's still among the world's elite snowboarders. He finished off the podium, but he remains the only snowboarder to win three Olympic gold medals.

The man who fiercely shreds halfpipes openly shed tears on the snow, saying he

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