Nick Baumgartner is a United States snowboarder from Iron River, Michigan. He competes in snowboard cross and qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics. He won the gold and silver medals in the 2011 and 2012 Winter X Games. Baumgartner competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Nick Baumgartner: Snowboarder| Olympics| Olympics 2022
Snowboarder:
American snowboarder Nick Baumgartner was downright heartbroken after his quarterfinal elimination in snowboard cross from the 2022 Winter Olympics.
“I don’t think people know how much you put into this,” Baumgartner said, choking back tears. “I put so much time and effort and then one little mistake and it’s gone. “
At 40-years-old, the Michigan-native knows his time on the Olympic stage is running out. This is his fourth Winter Olympic appearance in a sport as rough as anything on snow.
Olympics:
“I’m running out of chances,” he said. “I got so much support back home and I feel like I let them down.”
When asked about his plans going forward, he said “I ain’t stopping on this. I’ve gotta do something better to end with.”
Baumgartner, a staple of the U.S. team since 2005, has had two World Cup podiums over the last three months. Among his 18 big-contest podiums is a Winter X Games gold he won in 2011.
Olympics 2022:
An emotional Nick Baumgartner said he isn’t stopping after being eliminated Thursday in the quarterfinals of his fourth Olympics.
This was the Bates Township native’s fourth Winter Games competing in Snowboard Cross. He also appeared in 2010, 2014 and 2018.
In Beijing, Baumgartner finished third behind Austrian Julian Lueftner and American Jake Vedder in the round of 16. First and second move onto the next round. When asked if he will return to a future Olympics, Baumgartner said he has “to do something better to end with.”
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| Nationality | American |
| Born | December 17, 1981 Iron River, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Sport | Snowboard cross, off-road racing |
