Shaun White

At a news conference after winning his third Olympic gold medal Wednesday, Shaun White dismissed sexual harassment allegations as "gossip." Appearing on the "Today Show," White later apologized for his remarks.

Shaun White explains what becoming a 3-time Olympic gold medalist means to him.

Shaun White has apologized for "a poor choice of words" after using "gossip" to describe sexual harassment allegations made against him in a 2016 lawsuit.

Trailing after two runs, Shaun White soared to a gold-medal-winning score of 97.75 to surpass Japan's Ayumu Hirano in the men's halfpipe final on Wednesday. White is the first American male to win gold at three Winter Games.

Shaun White has already won two gold medals in Olympic competition and looks for more this year in Pyeongchang.

On Monday, Jimmy Kimmel revealed the news that his newborn son was born with a congenital heart defect. Learning that X Games gold medalist Shaun White was also born with the same defect, Kimmel