{"id":86902,"date":"2026-02-13T16:23:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T19:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/winter-olympics-2026-has-the-united-states-finally-found-the-heir-to-shaun-white\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T16:23:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T19:23:32","slug":"winter-olympics-2026-has-the-united-states-finally-found-the-heir-to-shaun-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/winter-olympics-2026-has-the-united-states-finally-found-the-heir-to-shaun-white\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Olympics 2026: Has the United States finally found the heir to Shaun White?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>LIVIGNO, Italy \u2014 Shaun White didn\u2019t just build a business empire on the back of Olympic medals, he practically built the entire sport of halfpipe into a worldwide phenomenon.<\/p>\n<p>But when he retired from competitive snowboarding four years ago after the Beijing Games, there was one thing he hadn\u2019t built: a bench of American stars ready to take his place.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re about to find out if that\u2019s on the verge of changing.<\/p>\n<p>Alessandro Barbieri, a mere 17 years old, enters the men\u2019s halfpipe finals Friday as the best American hope. He\u2019s already being talked up as a future superstar in this event \u2014 including by White himself. If he continues on his current trajectory, it\u2019s not a stretch to envision a gold medal around his neck in 2030 or 2034.<\/p>\n<p>But is he ready to win it all <em>now<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, you never know if you\u2019re really ready,\u201d Barbieri said Wednesday night after qualifying with the fourth-highest score. \u201cThe only thing you can do is just land your tricks one by one. I don\u2019t really think about if I could win because there have been a lot of times where I could have been on the podium or even won a World Cup and it didn\u2019t go my way. You can never really think I\u2019m supposed to do something. Nothing\u2019s guaranteed in life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s true, but Barbieri appears to be one of those jump-off-the-screen talents for whom it\u2019s only a matter of time before it all comes together.<\/p>\n<p>Need evidence?<\/p>\n<p>Not only did Barbieri have to deal with the nerves of being in his first Olympics in the run-up to qualifying, he had to do it in the country where his parents were raised before moving to the U.S. in 2006 and where much of his extended family still lives.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Alessandro Barbieri practices before the men&#8217;s snowboarding halfpipe qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo\/Gregory Bull)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caption-credit\"> (ASSOCIATED PRESS)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But if Barbieri was feeling any added pressure, he didn\u2019t show it, smoothly executing all five tricks of his first run to score 88.50, comfortably putting him in the finals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s say what I really have in my head is a 10. That was more like a six,\u201d Barbieri said, assessing his qualifying performance. \u201cI have a lot more in the tank and I\u2019m ready to show it to the public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, the kid\u2019s got some swagger, too.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s well-earned.<\/p>\n<p>After finishing second at the Youth Olympic Games a little more than two years ago, his career really started to take off. Last February, he made his first World Cup podium and has continued to put himself in the mix, showing it\u2019s only a matter of time before he breaks through.<\/p>\n<p>Will that happen at the Olympics?<\/p>\n<p>Against a field headlined by Japan\u2019s Ayumu Hirano and Australia\u2019s Scotty James, who finished 1-2 at the last Olympics, it\u2019s a tough ask. Between a handful of other Japanese and Australian riders, who are all at the top of their game right now, this is shaping up as arguably the toughest halfpipe field in Olympic history.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img alt=\"LIVIGNO, ITALY - FEBRUARY 11: Former American snowboarder Shaun White celebrates with Alessandro Barbieri of Team United States during run two of the Men's Snowboard Halfpipe Qualification on day five of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Snow Park on February 11, 2026 in Livigno, Italy. 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(Photo by David Ramos\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caption-credit\"> (David Ramos via Getty Images)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But in an interview last week with USA Today, White identified Barbieri as someone who could pull off a big upset, citing a recent event where he landed two triple corks in one run and compared him to a student cramming for a test.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s advancing, he\u2019s making these tricks happen right up to the wire, but that could be the tipping point to have him succeed and hit the podium,\u201d White said.<\/p>\n<p>In his second qualifying run, which was ultimately irrelevant having already banked a high score, Barbieri could not quite put down a triple but knows against this field it\u2019s going to be a requirement to have any shot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ll see it,\u201d he promised.<\/p>\n<p>Oozing charisma, Barbieri is only one big performance with lots of people watching from reaching a whole new level of stardom. But whether it happens Friday or four years from now, it appears Team USA might finally have someone capable of taking the halfpipe torch on the international stage after White\u2019s retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need another guy like Shaun,\u201d Barbieri said. \u201cWe have really good snowboarders. Obviously no one to his level and dominance, but we need the U.S. back on the podium to keep the lineage of the U.S. greatness alive.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/olympics\/article\/winter-olympics-2026-has-the-united-states-finally-found-the-heir-to-shaun-white-174122172.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LIVIGNO, Italy \u2014 Shaun White didn\u2019t just build a business empire on the back of Olympic medals, he practically built the entire sport of halfpipe into a worldwide phenomenon. 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