Joshua Goldman
Joshua Goldman
min read · September 17, 2025 · Entertainment

Shaun White's Next Chapter: Post-Split and Winter Olympics Dreams

Shaun White just revealed his next moves five days after news of his split from fiancée Nina Dobrev broke last Thursday (posted September 5)

SHAUN WHITE'S LOVE LIFE HEATS UP AS NINA DOBREV SHINES BRIGHT IN NEW PROJECT!

Just five days after news of his split from fiancée Nina Dobrev broke, Olympic gold medalist Shaun White is already looking forward to the next big event - and it's not just about skiing! The 39-year-old Snow League founder, who retired from professional sports after finishing fourth at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the halfpipe competition, can't wait to attend the upcoming Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy.

In a exclusive interview with TODAY on Tuesday, Shaun spilled all the tea about his plans for the next few months. "I'll be running around, definitely supporting my friends competing...and just taking it in," he revealed. "This will be my first Winter Olympics where I'm not competing, so a lot of feelings there but, honestly, I'm excited to support and check it out." And what's even more exciting? He gets to relive some fond memories! "My first Olympics was in Italy that I competed at, so this is bringing a lot of memories going back to Italy. Should be fun."

The 39-year-old Snow League founder retired from professional sports after finishing fourth at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the halfpipe competition, but he's excited to attend the Winter Olympics next February in Milan, Italy

But let's get real for a second - we all know why Shaun is really excited about the Winter Olympics: it's not just about the sports anymore; it's about the drama! Sources close to him claim he's "excited to leave the gossip behind" and focus on the festivities.

Meanwhile, Nina Dobrev, 36, is still reeling from their shocking split. Insiders tell The Scholarly Note that she's "devastated" and struggling to move on. "There was one reason [for the break-up] - she wanted a family and wanted to get married and he didn't," a source revealed.

But what about those allegations of infidelity? Insiders close to Shaun claim there's no truth to them, and that the women in question were just "a business manager and a woman on his speaking team and a close friend." However, it seems like Nina isn't buying it. She took to TikTok on September 5 with a cryptic message hinting at the split: "Advice for women trying to fix their man?" she lip-synched. "Listen, Bob the Builder, he's got 10 other women trying to fix him too, and you all look like a damn construction crew."

Shaun told TODAY on Tuesday: 'I'll be running around, definitely supporting my friends competing...and just taking it in. This will be my first Winter Olympics where I'm not competing, so a lot of feelings there but, honestly, I'm excited to support and check it out'

And what about those cozy snaps of Shaun with model Elizabeth Lake in Chile? Insiders claim they're just friends, but we can't help but wonder if there's more to it. After all, Elizabeth is only 22 - 17 years younger than Shaun!

It seems like the drama between Shaun and Nina is far from over. We'll be keeping a close eye on these two as they navigate their complicated love lives.

UPDATE: Nina Dobrev has just been cast in the upcoming cartel action thriller Bear Country alongside Aaron Paul, Russell Crowe, Teresa Palmer, and Luke Evans! Maybe she's trying to distract herself from her recent split?

White added: 'My first Olympics was in Italy that I competed at, so this is bringing a lot of memories going back to Italy. Should be fun'

That same day, multiple sources claimed that the 36-year-old Vampire Diaries alum is currently out of the country and being 'supported by family' (pictured September 5)

A source told People: 'She is devastated. There was one reason [for the break-up] - she wanted a family and wanted to get married and he didn't' (posted September 5)

Trouble in paradise was clear on September 5 when Nina (born Nikolina Dobreva) uploaded a TikTok hinting that the split might have involved infidelity

September 5 was the same day Instagram user @kelsayyyeeee commented on the Bulgarian-born, Toronto-raised beauty's slideshow alleging she'd been threatened not to photograph the three-time Olympic Gold medalist when he was with two women at a bar in Austin, TX

Two days later, Nina ditched the five-carat diamond ring Shaun proposed to her with last October while attending the TIFF premiere of Eternity with a gaggle of gal pals

In mid-August, White traveled to the Valle Nevado Ski Resort in Chile to shoot a campaign for his performance snow clothing company, Whitespace, with beautiful model Elizabeth Lake (R)

At 22, the Ford Model is 17 years younger than the 10-time ESPY Award winner, and she posted several cozy snaps of them posing side by side on the trip to the foothills of the Andes Mountains

Lake (born Kulikowski) gushed on September 1: 'Truly a bucket list trip and will surely be a difficult one to forget. Thank you for welcoming me with warm and open arms'

Shaun and Dobrev - who went Instagram official in 2020 - were last publicly pictured together holding hands at an farmer's market in LA on August 31

The Reunion actress will next portray Carrie in Derrick Borte's (M, pictured March 13) upcoming cartel action thriller Bear Country alongside Aaron Paul (R), Russell Crowe, Teresa Palmer, and Luke Evans