Shaun White's 2018 Winter Olympics Schedule: Event Times for TV and Live Stream

Shaun White will begin his quest for a third career gold medal at the Winter Olympics Monday night.

The American snowboarder earned gold in the halfpipe competition in both 2006 and 2010 but finished fourth in 2014. He is now back for more in 2018 in the same event, hoping to get onto the medal stand one more time in Pyeongchang, South Korea. 

It all begins with the qualifying round in a loaded field of 29 competitors, including three other athletes from the United States.

Shaun White Olympic Schedule (via Olympic.org)

Men's Halfpipe Qualification Run 1: Monday at 11 p.m. ET (Tuesday at 1 p.m. local)

Men's Halfpipe Qualification Run 2: Monday at 11:56 p.m. ET (Tuesday at 1:56 p.m. local)

Men's Halfpipe Final Run 1: Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. ET (Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. local)

Men's Halfpipe Final Run 2: Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET (Wednesday at 11 a.m. local)

Men's Halfpipe Final Run 3: Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. ET (Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. local)

TV Schedule: Qualifying on NBC Sports; Finals on NBC

Live Stream: NBCOlympics.com

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Unlike other Olympic sports that demand perfection every single round, snowboarding only wants to see your best.

The qualifying round features two runs, with only the top score counting for each athlete. The top 12 competitors in this phase will earn spots in the final, which will be decided one day later.

This shouldn't be a problem for White, who has finished with the top score in his qualifying heat in each of his three Olympic games, per Sports Reference.

In the finals, each competitor will have three chances to post their best score, which will then decide the final standings in this event.

According to OddsShark, White is the favorite to win it all:

The physical traits are there for him to succeed, as he is trying to complete back-to-back 1440s for his run. He knows how to get elite height during his runs, and he uses it to his advantage to complete the top tricks.

However, the biggest challenge for him might be his mentality. White discussed his lack of interest during the disappointing 2014 Games, via Nick Zaccardi of NBC Olympics:

"At the time my heart wasn’t in it. After that Olympics, the easy fix is if you weren’t strong enough, if you didn’t have the right tricks. But getting the mindset better is really hard. I don’t know how to describe it. It’s like if you’ve ever been in a relationship and someone is like, they love you. I wish I could flip a switch and love you back...love snowboarding like I did when I was 7."

There should also be plenty of competition from athletes who have seen more recent success.

Ayumu Hirano of Japan might be the biggest threat after winning the 2018 X Games gold medal in the SuperPipe. He took the silver in this event at the 2014 Olympics at just 15 years old and is now more experienced and just as talented.

Fellow Japanese snowboarder Taku Hiraoka could also be a threat after earning bronze in 2014.

Meanwhile, Australia's Scotty James is a medal contender, as well as American riders Ben Ferguson and Chase Josey.

White is the biggest name in the field and is one of the biggest stars in this sport's history, but he will need to be at his best to earn a third Olympic medal this week in South Korea.