From Justin Bieber to Axl Rose: Shaun White Ranks His Best and Worst Hairstyle Inspirations

Published 01/23/2022, 12:55 PM EST

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Shaun White, the 3-time Olympic champion has now qualified for his 5th Olympic Games. The star snowboarder will now be going to Beijing Winter Games to prove his supremacy once again.

The one thing that made White famous during his younger days was his hair. At one point, Shaun White had bright red hair, because of which he was fondly nicknamed “The Flying Tomato.”

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Over the years, White has experimented many times with his hair, going to each competition with a new hairstyle. Now that he is going to his last and final Olympics, White rates his best and worst hairstyles, out of 10.

Shaun White rates his hairstyles

From bright red hair to wearing a baret, Shaun White has successfully tried everything over the years. “The Flying Tomato” doesn’t shy away from experimenting with new hairstyles.

This clearly sets him apart from his competitors. When White has his bright red hair, he could be easily spotted while he did tricks up in the air. As a celebration of him qualifying for the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022, Shaun White has now rated all his hairstyles from best to worst.

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Turns out, White had a lot of different hairstyles, from when his hair looked like Justin Bieber’s to when it looked like Axl Rose’s. The athlete rated his hair on a scale of 1 to 10. Some hairstyles got a rating as low as 2, while some even got a perfect score.

He gave the first one a rating of 5, saying that his hair looked like Justin Bieber’s with a wave and everything going on.

“There’s a bit of flip happening if you’ll notice, and then it’s sort of like it was like the Justin Bieber cross with the flip. I am going five on that one,” said White.

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There was another, where he appears to have converted his face mask into a headband. He seemed to like that one a lot, rating it a high 8. And then the one, where White had cut his hair short for the first time. However, White hated the one where he was spotted with a baret and gave it a 2.

White is a big fan of his moustache

One of the pictures also featured White with his moustache. White rated this picture a solid 9, saying that it was more the moustache than the hair.

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“It’s not so much about what’s happening here (showing the top of his head). It’s about what’s happening here (showing towards his face),” said White.

White clearly is a big fan of his moustache and it turns out that was the first time he actually was able to grow one.

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“I can’t look away. Sorry, I lost myself for a moment, it’s a very nice photo. I think I was so excited I could finally grow a moustache. I was like, ‘OK, today’s the day”.

Meanwhile, he rated the picture of him with a guitar a solid 10. Currently, the star boasts short hair. Do you like his latest look more than ever? Help us know in the comments.

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Richa Goswami

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Richa Goswami is a US Sports writer at EssentiallySports. As an adherent learner, she uses her journalistic persona to navigate through new skills. Richa has completed her schooling at Don Bosco.
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