The Olympics: Competing for the Love of the Sport

Escaping the abyssal pressure we've applied to the games, and getting back to what made them fun in the first place.

There are few people who have inspired me as much as Shaun White. His first Olympic appearance came soon after I started riding myself.

I’ve cheered for him in every Olympics since his debut in 2006.

I stood in line forever to meet him outside the dusty mountain boarding course at the 2010 Boy Scout Jamboree. He stayed after his scheduled meet-and-greet …