1. Nick Baumgartner was born on December 17,1981 and is an American snowboarder from Iron River, Michigan.
20 Facts About Nick Baumgartner
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Nick Baumgartner competes in snowboard cross and qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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Nick Baumgartner won the gold and silver medals in the 2011 and 2012 Winter X Games.
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Nick Baumgartner began off-road racing in 2011, winning the Rookie of the Year "Stock Truck" award before advancing to Pro Light trucks in 2012.
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Nick Baumgartner attended West Iron County High School where he was an Upper Peninsula of Michigan silver medalist hurdler.
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Nick Baumgartner placed first in multiple competitions in 2004; he had competed at the SNX at the USASA Nationals and first, at the US Extreme Boardfest.
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Nick Baumgartner won a bronze medal in the snowboard cross event at the FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2009 in Gangwon.
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Nick Baumgartner was announced on January 26,2010, as a member of the United States team for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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On January 17,2011, after not being chosen to attend the World Championship competition, Nick Baumgartner went to train at Copper Mountain, where he was in an accident that broke his collar bone.
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In 2011 Nick Baumgartner broke Nate Holland's winning streak and his seven-try losing streak.
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Nick Baumgartner had done so with fifteen screws and a plate in his neck.
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Nick Baumgartner was placed on the snowboard cross A team for the Olympics in a coach's discretionary spot over Seth Wescott because of his consistency at World Cup events.
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Nick Baumgartner had a poor start in the first heat race and he finished fourth, just outside the top three who advanced to the quarterfinals.
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Nick Baumgartner competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, achieving fourth place in the snowboard cross event.
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Nick Baumgartner entered the 2022 Winter Olympics having never won an Olympic medal.
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Nick Baumgartner competed in the snowboard cross event but was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
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Nick Baumgartner finished in the Top 3 in each of his first three races, and he held the points lead at midseason.
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Nick Baumgartner moved up into Pro Light in 2012 and finished sixth in the points standings.
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In 2013, Nick Baumgartner joined the Stadium Super Trucks, finishing sixth in the inaugural race at University of Phoenix Stadium.
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Nick Baumgartner ran six races that year and finished ninth in points.