White gold has added value

PYEONGCHANG - The pressure was real. So were the tears of joy, relief and redemption.

This is why Shaun White keeps going. This is why the American snowboarding superstar returns to the Olympics again and again, a journey that's seen him evolve from teenage phenom to global icon.

Standing atop the halfpipe on a gray Wednesday morning at slushy Phoenix Snow Park with his hopes for a third gold down to one final shot. White never wavered.