By EDDIE PELLS In Shaun White’s early days riding snowboards, the sport was so new that his mom was still getting the hang of things after a lifetime of skiing. Among Cathy White’s rules: If Shaun, his brother and sister wanted mom to accompany them down the mountain, they had to ride “switch” — backward — so she could keep up. That, in part, is how a snowboarding champion was born. “All winter, we rode switch, all day, every day,” said White, the three-time Olympic gold medalist. “We’re falling and figuring it out. By the end of the season, I was so proficient at riding switch. It was a real gift my mom gave me.” Though...
