Shaun White, a five-time X Games skateboard medalist in the late 2010s, will not compete in skateboarding’s Olympic debut later this year in Tokyo.
White, who took a long break from the sport but returned in 2018 with the Olympics in mind, said he wants to return to focusing on his snowboarding career. He will not continue training to qualify.
“The decision became less about going for skate and more about, am I willing to walk away from snow?” White said, via the Associated Press. “It just was going in that direction, and I didn’t feel comfortable with it, and I can’t wholeheartedly choose this path with what I’ve got going on snow.