Now that Shaun is a member of the Stride board, things are going to get a lot more interesting. See Shaun's latest suggestion in Stride's first ad for Whitemint Gum!

Bucky Lasek, Shaun White and Pierre-Luc Gagnon were the last three riders to go in the skate vert superfinals - ranked third to first - but it came down to the last runs to decide the podium order.

The score to beat was Gagnon's 94.00, and Shaun was looking for the win with massive airs, lip tricks, and he even pulled out the armadillo. But when he dropped in for the final run with the pressure on, his board got away from him partway through and the win went to Gagnon. White took home second place with 89.75.

Check out Shaun's first run of the Superfinals, his highest score:

Check out PLG's second run of the Superfinals, his highest score:

Source: Alli Sports

Recently, Amy Donaldson of Desert News caught up with Shaun this week when he came to Salt Lake City for the second stop of the Dew Tour. To see the full interview click here: Desert News

Shaun White has been extremely busy as of late. Between premieres of the romcom flick, Friends With Benefits starring Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake where he plays himself, and the release of his collaboration with Oakley and Sunglass Hut, the Shaun White Holbrook Gold Collection, you'd think he's got plenty to do. But he's also gearing up for the release of his latest apparel collection for Target (hitting stores July 26), but not before he tries to skate his way to another gold at the 2011 Dew Cup, which kicks off today in Ocean City, MD.

With all of this going on, White, along with his brother Jesse White who acts as Creative Director for all of his stylish endeavors, found time to sit down with us and talk about how it was on the Friends With Benefits set, his personal style and the creative process that comes along with spearheading a clothing line.

Interview by Corey Stokes (@ChristopherNic)

To read the full interview head over to Complex Magazine

Despite an incredibly busy Spring, Shaun has been training and setting his sights on taking home yet another award - the 2011 Dew Cup! The first stop of the Dew Tour arrives at Ocean City, MD on July 21st. Shaun will be participating in all the Vert events for the tour this Summer so make sure to follow along with his progress at the official Dew Tour site: http://www.allisports.com/dew-tour

Log into Facebook or Twitter and make sure to wish Shaun good luck!

Shaun's Facebook
Shaun's Twitter

Have you seen Stride's newest ad spot called "Chase"? Take a look at the video below and see if you can spot anyone you recognize at the end:

For more info about Stride and their flavors check out their site: http://www.stridegum.com/

As you may know, Shaun has teamed up with the folks at BFGoodrich Tires to get a "crash course" behind the wheel. You can now stream and share Shaun's driving lessons straight from http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/shaunwhite/

Keep your eyes peeled! There are some opportunities throughout each episode for you to unlock some hilarious bonus videos like this one:

http://bfgoodrichtires.com/shaunwhite/#daydream/

In case you missed CNN's special report. You can now view all three parts on ShaunWhite.com & Shaun's YouTube channel!

CNN Revealed is a TV and Web program that gets under the skin of the world's brilliant thinkers, creative champions and inspirational leaders. Revealed offers a glimpse of the private people behind their public profiles in the run up to important moments in their lives.

Follow Shaun's journey to China, where he steps into the role as ambassador of snowboarding.

Part 1:

Part 2:

Part 3:

¡Viva Las Teclas de Negro! Check out this awesome movie trailer/music video for The Black Keys song "Howlin' For You" - directed by Chris Marrs Piliero. Make sure to look out for Shaun, he doesn't hang around very long!

Check out this special behind the scenes interview with Shaun, speaking about the advancements in Slopestyle, the importance of trying, and what is to come in the Superpipe.

Ever wonder how Shaun White goes so fast and gets so much air? ESPNs Sports Science goes in-depth on Shaun's style and breaks down how he can get more air and speed than the competition.

Did you catch Shaun and his brother Jesse on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition? The brothers helped out with renovations and even helped design a room for young skateboarder Issac.

Check out a Web Exclusive of the room Shaun & Jesse helped put together:

BBC's Ski Sunday presenter Ed Leigh met Shaun White in China, where a lack of snow is not halting the burgeoning interest in winter sports.

If you'd like to see the episode in its entirety you can view it here: BBC Sports

If you want to create your own mini-Shaun, just download the template (here) and assemble! For a slightly studier Shaun, we recommend printing out on slightly thicker card and go glossy for that classy finish!

Skate-A-Saurus at Target: http://bit.ly/hvNQHi

Shred Right at Target: http://bit.ly/dQnQrq

Modern Family - Slow Down Your Neighbors (Season 2: Episode 11)

You can get them online here: Shaun White Collection

Anyone here watch Modern Family? Did you see Luke wearing a tee from my Target Collection? That kids lookin' good!

You can check out the full episode below!

• LIVE with Regis & Kelly (Regis is fresh out, Shaun's co-hosting with Kelly) airs Friday, October 22, on ABC (9:00 a.m. EST/PST)

• TODAY Show airs Monday, October 25, on NBC (10:00 a.m. hour EST/PST)

• The Late Show with David Letterman airs Friday, October 29, on CBS (11:35 EST/PST)

Now you know it, don't blow it.

So how's Shaun looking to take the cup? Depends on your perspective. If you're a glass-half-full kind of person things are stellar. He's coming off back-to-back wins on the ramp, and for the first time in Dew Tour history, the Vegas championships will offer a 50 percent increase in points...meaning a win will give the rider 150 points, instead of the usual 100, and so on down the line.

"That's solid," tells Shaun. "I need all the points I can get. It's hard missing an event and playing catch up. If I wasn't injured for the first event I would be sitting pretty nice, I think."

But then if you're a glass-half-empty kinda chap, Shaun's got a lot of work ahead of him. For Shaun to win the cup PLG would need to place an unlikely dead last and Bucky and Andy would have to place no higher than fourth.

One way or the other, Vegas is going to be interesting...it always is.

Images courtesy Allisports.com

Shaun White - Bondi Beach from Knack Studios on Vimeo.

Shaun is in Salt Lake City for the Dew Tour. In this video Shaun goes skating at a local park in the city. Meeting up with friend Stevie Bell enjoying the SLC skate life.

After coming unstuck on his first two runs in the final, Shaun was able to put together something special for the good folks of The City of Roses. "I knew I had to do a heavy-heavy combination and I nailed it," was Shaun's explanation.

As for the specifics, the winning combo goes a little something like this: frontside fakie 540, to fakie 540 cab, to 720, to armadillo, or for all you laypeople, a frontside heelflip body varial 540.

It was Shaun's first Dew Tour appearance since '08, which may have helped fuel the fire. "I wanted to show that I've got it down," he surmised. Consider this mission accomplished.

And now, as the snowboard season melts away and the hecticness of the 2010 Olympic games starts to recede, it's back on the skateboard. Shaun's committed to the vert event at this Summer's X Games, and "I'm pumped," he says. "Nothing like a new challenge to fire you up."

As the snow melts and the concrete jungle of LA beckons, Shaun's back on the skateboard, "pushing around town." Here's what he's been up to:

What kind of board are you riding these days?

I'm riding my pro model with Birdhouse. For skating vert, I like to ride an 8" board. It helps for when I don't get my feet perfect for landings. For messing around in LA or cruising parks I rock a 7.75" deck.

When did you get back on the board?
I started riding right after the US Open. I came back so tired from the Olympics, post tour, and Open, all I wanted to do was rest and skate. I moved up to LA, so I just started pushing around town to get my legs warm. Now I'm skating a lot of park and a little bit of vert. I haven't gotten into vert full scale because I'm still warming up.



What are you working towards?

There isn't any goal as of yet, I'm just having fun skating and being off the snow. My first contest this year is going to be the Dew Tour's first stop, but that isn't till June. Until then, I'm just focusing on skating a ton of park and vert.



Are you going to build a secret mega ramp somewhere?

No real plans as of yet. I don't have a ton of tricks that I want to push on my skateboard like I did last winter with snowboarding. I think I would feel pretty guilty building a huge ramp for one trick, although it would be super fun. First things first, I just need to get on my board again and start to feel more confident and comfortable.