TPM Episode 419: Nick Baumgartner, Pro Snowboarder, Olympic Gold Medalist

Nick Baumgartner's life is the definition of out-working everyone and never giving up. This product of northern Michigan grew up with a traditional "Yooper" work ethic and an enthusiasm you can't coach. While Nick's original passion was football and he played at the collegiate level, that didn't last and snowboarding took over. While he started with slopestyle, Nick became a force on the boardercross circuit and had to battle through four Olympics before he finally earned his Gold Medal. It's an incredible story, and US Snowboard Teammate Jonathan Cheever asks Inappropriate Questions.

Nick Baumgarten Show Notes:

4:00: Barcelona, Yooper, going out in the bitter cold, being loud, the importance of older brothers, football, wrestling, snowboarding, HS, funding snowboarding, and making it quickly

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25:00: Image, a different time in the US Team, bar fights, first podium, discretionary spot over Palmer and Powers, and Vancouver Olympics

42:00: Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

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49:00: X-Games, not going to 2011 Worlds, injury to winning X, riding through pain, and breaking his back

71:00: 4th place in his 3rd Olympics at 36 years old, getting ready for his 4th Olympics, qualifying for the 2022 Games, his pump track, watching Lindsay, getting 10th, and then getting Gold

95:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jonathan Cheever