President-elect Joe Biden headed the U.S. delegation to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, where he had a memorable meeting with snowboarder Shaun White.
Biden, then the vice president, and wife Dr. Jill Biden met the U.S. Olympic team before the Opening Ceremony. His granddaughters were also there, looking to meet one athlete in particular.
“The little one, her name is Maisy, said, ‘Pop, Shaun White is here. Shaun, can we see him?” Biden told NBC Nightly News host Lester Holt in Vancouver. “I met with [the athletes], and the whole snowboard team said, ‘Can we have a picture with you, Mr.