ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) This really is it for Shaun White.

The three-time gold medalist made it clear that not only will the Beijing Games be his last Olympics, theyll mark his final contest, too.

During a reflective, sometimes emotional news conference Saturday, not far from the halfpipe where hell take his last competitive ride, the 35-year-old said that, yes, hell be hanging em up for good after the medal round next week.

In my mind, Ive decided this will be my last competition, he said.

Its a decision thats been building since a soul-sucking training stop in Austria in November. He was dealing with nagging remnants from injuries to his knee ... and back ... and ankle. He got lost on the mountain with the sun going down. It was one of those rare times when snowboarding didnt feel fun anymore.