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Shaun White entering skateboard contests with eye on Summer Games

Top on the list of Shaun White's goals for the near future: Skateboarding at the Olympics.

The three-time Olympic snowboard champion says he's entering a few skateboarding contests this summer to see where he stacks up. His ultimate goal is to become a rare Summer-Winter Olympian.

He says he is not yet officially trying for the Tokyo Games, but simply entering contests to see where he stands compared to the best in the world.

He says the skateboarding will cause him to compete in fewer snowboarding contests the next winter, but that he's not saying goodbye to the halfpipe because "I love it too much.