Professional snowboarder Shaun White pulled off a daredevil stunt that noticed him soar proper over the pinnacle of comic Shane Gillis.
In social media fan footage shared on Sunday, January 25, White, 39, was seen snowboarding alongside snow-dusted grounds in New York Metropolis’s Central Park earlier than launching into the air and above a seated Gillis, 38.
“Solely in NYC,” a caption on the wild Instagram video learn. After White, a three-time Olympic gold medallist, nailed his stunt, the video confirmed White shake fingers with Gillis because the visibly amused comic held a can of beer in his hand.
Extra footage confirmed White performing a somersault, as crowds who had gathered to see the makeshift snow discipline cheered him on.
Shaun White gave the impression to be in good spirits throughout his first TV interview since his cut up from Nina Dobrev. White, 39, joined the At this time present on Tuesday, September 16, to debate the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy. “I’ll be operating round, undoubtedly supporting my pals competing and simply taking it in,” he mentioned of […]
Gillis shared a photograph from the day through his Instagram grid on Sunday, capturing an additional second the place White flew over him and Gillis’ Tires costar Chris O’Connor because the humorous males sat huddled, smiling.
White and O’Connor shared a joint Instagram video that captured the second sensational second.
The video comes because the countdown to the 2026 Winter Olympics, continues. White, who retired from skilled snowboarding in 2022, will function a broadcaster for NBC Sports activities. (The worldwide sporting occasion begins on Friday, February 6 and runs till Sunday, February 22.)
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White has attracted headlines for greater than his sporting achievements of late, with the athlete and Nina Dobrev breaking off their engagement in September 2025. The pair had been a pair for 5 years and engaged since October 2024.
An insider completely advised Us Weekly on the time of their cut up that Dobrev, 37, and White ended their engagement after rising aside. “There was no drama right here. No dishonest was concerned,” the supply advised Us. “They had been loyal to one another their total relationship. On the finish of the day, they’re human beings, similar to everybody else. They genuinely simply grew aside and realized they’d be higher off simply as pals and never husband and spouse.”
In line with a second supply, the previous couple had been within the means of planning their nuptials once they determined to name their engagement off. “They’d lastly began planning the marriage and issues had been in movement,” the second insider expanded, including that Dobrev leaned on her pals on the time. “It’s nonetheless very recent, however she’s been supported by her closest girlfriends who’ve been checking in on her.”
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Whereas White is seemingly single, not publicly confirming any relationships since his breakup from Dobrev, the Vampire Diaries alum can be single regardless of rumors of a romance with Zac Efron that circulated after the pair vacationed collectively following Dobrev and White’s cut up.
A supply completely confirmed to Us on the time, “Nina and Zac are usually not relationship and have been good pals for over a decade. Their pals all the time joke that they need to date, however that’s not what’s going on. They’ve been there for one another by many phases of life and have all the time had one another’s again.”
