Nick Baumgartner
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Hometown
Iron River, Mich. -
Team
2022 U.S. Olympic Snowboard Team , SBX A -
Years on Team
20 (since 2005) -
Born
12/17/1981 -
Club(s)
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School:
West Iron County High School
BIO
Olympic champion Nick Baumgartner is a proud UP-er, hailing from Iron River, Michigan, where he pours concrete when he's not snowboarding, calling himself the #BlueCollarOlympian. He won his first Olympic medal in 2022, when he and Lindsey Jacobellis captured the gold medal in the inaugural team event race and became the oldest Olympic snowboarding medalist in history. It was his fourth Olympics.
Baumgartner has also earned a myriad of World Cup podiums, has two World Championship medals and two medals in the X Games.
In addition to being an Olympian, he was a state champion hurdler and wrestler and an All-State football player. In the off season, Nick enjoys spending time with his son Landon.
He recently came out with his memoir, Gold From Iron, describing his path from Michigan's Iron Range to the top step at the Olympic Games.
"Anything can happen. That’s the scary part of the game but that’s why I love it so much and that’s what makes it so exciting—dropping in knowing nothing is going to go as planned."
4 Things You Didn't Know About Nick Baumgartner
- 1. Nick is an impressive athlete: In addition to an Olympic snowboarder, he is the 2000 Wrestling State Champ, a State Champion Hurdler, and an All-State football player.
- 2. In the off season, Nick enjoys spending time with his son Landon and attending the torque series off-road races.
- 3. Baumgartner became a World Champion in 2017.
- 4. Despite his 4th place finish in the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, Nick accepted defeat with grace and was just excited to be able to experience the Olympics with his son for the first time.