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'''Seth Wescott''' (born [[June 28]], [[1976]] in [[Durham, North Carolina]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[snowboarding|snowboarder]]. Wescott lives near [[Farmington, Maine]] and has trained in the mountains near [[Cordova, Alaska]] at times, along with Sugarloaf/USA in Maine. He began [[skiing]] at age eight, before turning to [[snowboarding]] at age ten. In 1989, after competing in both sports for a few years, he stopped skiing to focus mainly on snowboarding. Wescott has competed in the [[X Games]] and he became involved in [[Snowboard Cross]] in 1997, going on to win a gold medal at its [[2006 Winter Olympics]] debut in [[Turin]], [[Italy]].
'''Seth Wescott''' (born [[June 28]], [[1976]] in [[Durham, North Carolina]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[snowboarding|snowboarder]]. Wescott lives near [[Farmington, Maine]] and has trained in the mountains near [[Cordova, Alaska]] at times, along with [[Sugarloaf/USA]] in Maine. He began [[skiing]] at age eight, before turning to [[snowboarding]] at age ten. In 1989, after competing in both sports for a few years, he stopped skiing to focus mainly on snowboarding. Wescott has competed in the [[X Games]] and he became involved in [[Snowboard Cross]] in 1997, going on to win a gold medal at its [[2006 Winter Olympics]] debut in [[Turin]], [[Italy]].


Wescott's mother, Margaret Gould-Wescott, teaches modern dance at the [[University of Maine at Farmington]].
Wescott co-owns The Rack, a popular restaurant and bar near Sugarloaf that caters to skiers and snowboarders. His mother, Margaret Gould-Wescott, teaches modern dance at the [[University of Maine at Farmington]].
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://go211.com/u/wescott Seth Wescott on Go211.com - blogs, photos, videos]
*[http://go211.com/u/wescott Seth Wescott on Go211.com - blogs, photos, videos]

Revision as of 01:20, 22 October 2007

Seth Wescott
Born (1976-06-28) June 28, 1976 (age 48)
ChildrenJason Blades
WebsiteOfficial Seth Wescott Webpage
Olympic medal record
Men's snowboarding
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Men's snowboard cross

Seth Wescott (born June 28, 1976 in Durham, North Carolina) is an American snowboarder. Wescott lives near Farmington, Maine and has trained in the mountains near Cordova, Alaska at times, along with Sugarloaf/USA in Maine. He began skiing at age eight, before turning to snowboarding at age ten. In 1989, after competing in both sports for a few years, he stopped skiing to focus mainly on snowboarding. Wescott has competed in the X Games and he became involved in Snowboard Cross in 1997, going on to win a gold medal at its 2006 Winter Olympics debut in Turin, Italy.

Wescott co-owns The Rack, a popular restaurant and bar near Sugarloaf that caters to skiers and snowboarders. His mother, Margaret Gould-Wescott, teaches modern dance at the University of Maine at Farmington.