While some could also be intimidated to hit the slopes with Olympic snowboarder Shaun White, Nina Dobrev has confirmed she will be able to shred with the perfect of them.

“She’s really good on the board,” Shaun informed E! News in an unique interview. “She grew up in Canada. So, it was nice ’cause that’s definitely sometimes a relationship make-or-break. Not if they can’t ride, but I’ve had people come up with me and it didn’t end well ’cause I’m not the best coach at times.”

And in case you’re questioning how a three-time gold medalist might wrestle to show the game, White defined it is as a result of he describes “everything in feelings,” which does not all the time translate to the scholar. 

“So luckily,” he continued, “she was already good.” 

Still, the Whitespace founder understands how some might freeze up in that situation.

“When people come up with me—especially close friends of mine—I deck them out, all the new gear,” he mentioned. “And they’re like, ‘I look way too cool. I look way better than my actual skills. And now they see me with you, and they expect me to be hitting the jumps.’ So I think there’s a bit of a nervousness or a hurdle that a lot of my friends and Nina maybe in the beginning felt.”