After the tears were shed and the chants of White's name died down, talk of White's sexual misconduct allegations from 2016 bubbled up on social media as netizens wondered why no one was talking about it in the midst of the #MeToo movement.
In August 2016, Lena Zawaideh, the former drummer of White's rock band, Bad Things, filed a lawsuit against the athlete alleging he had "repeatedly sexually harassed and forced his authoritarian management style on her for over seven years [that she'd been with the group]," according to reports. Six months later, White reportedly requested the San Diego Superior Court to have his accuser undergo a mental health evaluation — three months later the two reached a settlement for an undisclosed amount.
At a Wednesday afternoon news conference with the Olympic Committee, a journalist posed the snowboarder a question about the allegations — and he responded with a deflection.