Shaun White Moves On: Olympic Star Spotted Dating Model After Nina Dobrev Split

Nearly nine months after calling off his engagement to Nina Dobrev, Olympic snowboarder Shaun White is officially back in the dating game. The 39-year-old was spotted on a date last week at Kiki’s Greek restaurant on the Lower East Side in New York City with Angela Garten, a model based in the city. It’s a move that signals White is ready to turn the page after a very public end to his five-year relationship and engagement.

White and Dobrev’s split came as a surprise to many fans who followed their journey from dating through their October 2024 engagement. The couple had begun planning their wedding when things fell apart in September 2025. Early speculation about infidelity made headlines, but insiders were quick to shut that down. According to sources, both White and Dobrev remained loyal throughout their relationship; they simply grew apart and realized they’d be better off as friends rather than spouses.

In the months since the breakup, both have moved forward in their own ways. Dobrev has been jetsetting with her inner circle, including a New Year’s Eve trip to St. Barts with Miles Teller and his wife, Keleigh Sperry, and she even joked in February about finding a“new man”—turning out to be her Doberman, Winston. Meanwhile, White has been traveling the globe, attending the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy in February and spending time in Colorado and California throughout the spring.

The date with Garten marks White’s first publicly confirmed romantic outing since the split. In November 2025, photos of White and model Brooks Nader together sparked dating rumors, but Nader quickly clarified they were just acquaintances—he was simply saying hello outside an Alice + Olivia event. This latest sighting suggests White is genuinely stepping back into the dating scene with fresh intentions.

What’s particularly striking is the timeline. Eight months is a reasonable period for someone to process a major life transition like a broken engagement, especially one that played out in the tabloids. White appears to have taken his time before diving back in, focusing on travel and regrouping before exploring new connections. For a public figure navigating a highly visible breakup, that kind of measured approach speaks volumes.

Whether this budding connection with Garten leads anywhere remains to be seen, but one thing’s clear: life goes on, and Shaun White is ready to write the next chapter.