I don't think the sport is any more dangerous than it's ever been.

Including all winter X Games competitions through 2009 his medal count stands at 15 (10 gold 3 silver 2 bronze) among which is the first quadruple win streak by a male athlete in one discipline the snowboard slopestyle. White is the first snowboarder ever to land back to back double corks at the Red Bull superpipe. White has also participated in the Winter X Games where he has won a medal every year since 2002.

Shaun Roger White (born September 3 1986) is an American professional snowboarder and skateboarder.