WATCH: Shaun White assists girlfriend Nina Dobrev on a wheelchair after cheering for USA in the Women’s Street skateboarding final

By Nancy Singh

Modified Jul 29, 2024 08:43 GMT

Shaun White was recently seen assisting his girlfriend Nina Dobrev while they returned from witnessing the women's skateboarding finals at the Paris Olympics. Dobrev recently met a severe accident while driving a dirt bike that has hurt her knee and she has been recovering from the same.

She shared a two pictures in Instagram on May 20, 2024, and one of them showcased her riding a bike while the other one was of her in a hospital bed with a neck and a knee brace. Nina Dobrev later confirmed that she fell from her dirt bike and shared her health update saying:

"I’m OK but it’s going to be a long road of recovery ahead it’s safe to say that my first time on a dirt bike will also be my last. Lol.”

Months after the accident, Shaun White was seen assisting his girlfriend in the wheel chair and also opined on the Women's street finals. He said that it was incredible and he was impressed by all the women's performamce.

"Street Final was unreal. All the women killed it, I was just impressed. I love seeing skating in the Olympics because it's about time and all these athletes go just as hard as any other athlete. It's coool to see em on the main stage so."

Dobrev on the wheel chair with her knee taped also reflected on the same and said:

"Female power. The ladies crushed it."

Shaun White's girlfriend Nina Dobrev reveals about her dirt bike injury after her surgery

Nina Dobrev underwent a knee surgery after she met an accident after falling off from her dirt bike. Following her successful surgery, Shaun White's girlfriend opened up about the injury in a recent interview with The Talk.

"I was dirt biking for the first time and it did not go well. I don't recommend it, guys. It's OK, I learned a lesson, don't ever get on a dirt bike," said Dobrev. "I was in a wheely, lost control, whisky throttled, bike flew, luckily it didn't fall on me, which is what the doctor said would have been a lot worse. But when I landed, I landed on one leg, straight, and my knee just like snapped."

In the surgery, Dobrev had a fractured knee as well as ACL repair and meniscus. In an interview with People, Shaun White stated that his girlfriend took the recovery seriously as she took all the medications on time and bounced back quickly.

"She's such a trooper. I mean, she really took her recovery so seriously,” Shaun White said. “She's icing, she's taking peptides, she's doing this everyday therapy. She's honestly more diligent than I was even while I was competing. So she's bounced back really quickly.”

The couple is currently in Paris, attending the 2024 Olympics.