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Scandal, threats, billions spent. russia is hosting the most expensive olympics of all-time. ready or not, let the games begin. i'm christine romans. this is "your money." more than 6,000 athletes from 85 countries are in sochi, but one high-flying legend, shaun white, has brought a snowboard and a business empire. ♪ >> reporter: red, white and gold. with a lot more green and a lot less hair. shaun white seemed destined for anything but the winter olympics supersfarp he's become. he grew up in sunny southern california and suffered from a heart defect. two open heart surgeries as

Doctors said he did not qualify for a heart transplant. the mother says she thinks the doctors didn't want to waste the organ or on her son because he suffers from a rare genetic disorder. >> reporter: eight months ago this mom says she was told her son was going to die. >> he didn't want to play or be touched. he slepts all day, every day. it was miserable. >> reporter: maverick was 6 months old and needed a new heart. but his doctors at new york presbyterian hospital said no. >> i was scared that he was going to die. every day, that's the only thing that i thought of. there was actually a po...

Thanksgiving we spent without him and christmas is coming up and we really are hoping and praying he will be home by christmas. >> on saturday, an ambassador from sweden visited newman to deliver medication. newman is believed to be in good health, but u.s. officials say they are deeply concerned about both me. all new with the next hour of "newsroom" a baby born with a serious heart defect, denied a transplant. >> i was scared that he was going to die. there was actually a point where we were planning his funeral. >> the doctors told them the transplant was too risky. but his parents say th...

Transferred to a new hospital that didn't have the same transplant concerns. eventually, it turned out maverick got better without a transplant but that hasn't ended the controversy about whether transplant doctors discriminate against patients with disabilities. >> and elisabeth joins us now. happy holiday weekend to you? >> and to you. >> what does the future look like? it seems to do well now. >> he's definitely doing better. he still has this heart defect, that's a very serious defect. he will need anothsurgery and m need a transplant later in life. >> in your mind, how cut and dry is it? ...

Transferred to a new hospital that didn't have the same transplant concerns. eventually it turned out maverick got better without a transplant, but that hasn't ended the controversy about whether transplant doctors discriminate against patients with disabilities. >> and elizabeth joins us now. happy holiday weekend to you. >> and to you. >> so, you know, what does his future look like? he seems to be doing well now. >> he's definitely doing better, but he still has this heart defect called heypoplastic left heart defect. and he'll need another surgery around age 3 and later in life he might ne...