Photos of Shaun White from each of his Olympic Games show just how long he's dominated the snowboarding world

Shaun White in 2022 (left) and 2006.Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports; Adam Pretty/Getty Images

• Shaun White has been the biggest name in snowboarding since he attended his first Olympics and won his first gold medal 16 years ago.
• Since winning on the halfpipe at Torino 2006, the American superstar — long known as "The Flying Tomato" — has won two additional Olympic gold medals and competed in four more Olympic Games.
• Now, at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, White is competing in his final event and hoping to win one last medal before riding off into the sunset.

White made his first Olympic appearance at Torino 2006 when he was 19 years old.

Shaun White at the 2006 Torino Olympics.      REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

He won gold on the halfpipe in his debut.

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Four years later, White traveled to Vancouver looking to repeat as champion of the halfpipe.

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He pulled it off, landing a historic Double McTwist 1260 to secure his spot atop the podium in 2010.

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After that, it was on to Sochi 2014, where he looked to make history as the only man to win the same event three consecutive times in winter olympics history.

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But he couldn't manage the three-peat and missed the podium entirely with a fourth-place finish.

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White went to Pyeongchang in 2018 looking for redemption.

Shaun White celebrates his Olympic gold medal victory at the 2018 Winter Olympics.      REUTERS/Issei Kato

And he got it in spectacular fashion, mounting a come-from-behind victory against all odds to win his third Olympic gold.

White poses with his gold medal from the 2018 Olympics.      AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

Now, White's looking to tie a perfect bow atop his illustrious snowboarding career in Beijing.

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He's through to the finals, but he'll need to pull off the rides of his life to beat opponents Ayumu Hirano, Yuto Totsuka, and Scotty James to the top prize.

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Now check out our pre-Olympics interview with the snowboarding legend:

Shaun White at a Polo Ralph Lauren fitting ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics.      Amy Sussman/Getty Images

Shaun White is back at the Olympics, but this time he is riding off into the sunset