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Shaun White seeks spot on 2018 Olympic team while juggling full plate

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USA TODAY Sports

LOS ANGELES — Shaun White was dancing in the rain.

He was getting his groove on Sunday night near a concert stage, within view of a 16-story snowboard jump, the centerpiece at his competition and music festival called Air + Style. Without warning, White, the two-time Olympic gold medalist, waded into the sea of spectators and his publicist, after an effort to find him, headed back to the media room.

“I couldn’t keep up with him,’’ she said.

It’s a hazard of living in White’s world.

Over the past month, the 30-year-old made stops in Calgary, where he was training; Aspen, Colo.