Shaun White _____ snowboarding in Whistler every February.

The correct answer is goes. When we talk about sports or activities ending in "-ing", we often use the structure "go + ing". EXAMPLE: "When we visited New York last September, we went inline skating in Central Park. It was great!" Which brings us to the bigger question of when to use -ing. Well, there are a number of scenarios. Here are three:

1. The -ing form is used when the word is the subject of a sentence or clause:

Medical experts say that smoking is bad for you.
Walking is the simplest exercise.

2. The -ing form is used after a preposition:

I look forward to seeing you in London.
And then they left without saying "Goodbye."

3. The -ing form is used after certain verbs: — avoid, dislike, enjoy, finish, give up, mind/not mind

I really dislike getting up early in winter.
Sam, would you mind opening that window?

If you are a fan of snowboarding, you'll know that the superstars are Shaun White and Hannah Teter of the United States. But there are others on the men's side, like Kazuhiro Kobubo of Japan. The top women snowboarders are Maelle Ricker of Canada, Kelly Clark of the United States, Torah Bright of Australia and Liu Jiaya of China.

In the giant slalom, the big names are Jasey-Jay Anderson of Canada, Mathieu Bozzetto of France and Benjamin Karl of Austria. The women's field includes Amelie Kober of Germany and Fraenzi Maegert-Kohli of Switzerland.