Shaun White: The Last Run (2023)

7.7 (3 votes)

1 Season

July 6, 2023

English

Documentary

Synopsis

With unprecedented access and never-before-seen personal archival footage, the docuseries is a revealing portrait of three-time Olympic gold medalist and one of the greatest athletes in two separate sports, snowboarding and skateboarding, Shaun White. It is a story that includes childhood struggles with a congenital heart condition, the development of his unbeatable talent, sacrifices made by his unconventional but remarkably supportive parents, the move into pro-snowboarding at a young age, and of course, his exploits at the Olympics, where he holds the record for most gold medals by a snowboarder.

Creator

Igal Svet, Mason Gordon, Kyell Thomas

Network

Max

Episodes

Becoming Shaun

Jul 6, 2023

64 min

As Shaun gears up to qualify for his fifth Olympics, he recalls his childhood in San Diego with his remarkably supportive family. Never-before-seen footage shows how the White family's love for and dedication to snowboarding shaped Shaun as he grew into an Olympic phenomenon.

He Made It Big

Jul 13, 2023

62 min

After a decade of dominance, Shaun learns that winning doesn’t equal happiness and looks for motivation to keep competing. In present day, as Shaun struggles to make the U.S. Olympic team for the fifth time, he comes to grips with his age and announces that the 2022 Beijing Olympics will be his last run.

Does He Still Have It?

Jul 20, 2023

53 min

After a disappointing performance at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, Shaun is energized to compete again in the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, but injuries and personal issues take their toll. Meanwhile in the present season, Shaun must fight harder than ever to secure a spot in the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

The G.O.A.T.

Jul 27, 2023

53 min

Against all odds and after the worst injury of his career in 2018, Shaun proves that nothing is impossible and solidifies his G.O.A.T. status. Meanwhile in 2022, he completes his last Olympic run and grapples with passing the torch to the next generation.