Nick Baumgartner
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for the  United States |
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| Men's Snowboarding | ||
| FIS Snowboarding World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2009 Gangwon | Snowboard Cross |
| Winter X Games | ||
| Gold | 2011 Aspen | Snowboard Cross |
| Silver | 2012 Aspen | Snowboard Cross |
Nick Baumgartner (born December 17, 1981) is a United States snowboarder from Iron River, Michigan.[1] He attened West Iron County High School where he was an All-State wrestler in 2000 at 189 pound category. He was also an Upper Peninsula champion hurdler and All-State football player.(3,4)He has competed since 2005. 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. While at the US SBX Championships in 2007 he had placed first. Then he went to the World Cup finals where Baumgartner had been moved down to take the second place title. Then he had been moved down again while competing at the Copper Mountain Revolution Tour where he placed third.
He won a bronze medal in the snowboard cross event at the FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2009 in Gangwon. Baumgartner's first World Cup victory was in Lake Placid, New York in the snowboard cross event in 2008. In 2009 he had earned a bronze metal while at the World Champion competition. He also won the World Cup in March 2011.
He was announced on January 26, 2010 as a member of the United States team for the 2010 Winter Olympics. He competed and did not medal.[1] In 2010 Baumgartner also competed in the Olympic Winter games and had placed twentieth.
On January 17, 2011, since he was not chosen to attend the next competition, Baumgartner went to train at Copper Mountain where he was in a terrible accident that broke his collar bone. He needed surgery the next day. (2)
In 2011 Baumgartner broke up Nate Holland’s winning streak and his seven-try losing streak. He had done so with fifteen screws and a plate in his neck. After he had won he grabbed his son and said, “To see the look on his face, to have your boy proud of you, there’s nothing better.” (2)
On January 30, 2011, Baumgartner won the gold medal at the Winter X Games XV in Aspen, Colorado.[2] Later that year he began racing in the entry-level "Stock Truck" class in the Traxxas TORC Series.[2] He finished in the Top 3 in each of his first three races and he held the points lead mid season.[2] During the summer of 2011 Baumgartner earned himself the Rookie of the Year while competing in the Traxxas Torc Series Off Road Short Course Racing. <http://www.nickbaumgartner.com/nickbaumgartner.com/Welcome.html>
[edit] References
- ^ a b Martin, Aaron. "Baumgartner's welcome home". WLUC-TV. http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/news/story.aspx?id=444571#.Tm1Amuy1f-k. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ a b c "Nick Baumgartner finds struggle for the first time in Off-Roading". WLUC-TV. http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/sports/story.aspx?id=651372#.Tm0-pey1f-k. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
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2. <http://www.nickbaumgartner.com/nickbaumgartner.com/Welcome.html> 3.http://skiing.teamusa.org/athletes/nick-baumgartner 4.http://espn.go.com/action/xgames/winter/2011/news/story?id=6071957 5.
