Nick Baumgartner has been called the pride of the Upper
Peninsula and became the oldest Olympic snowboarder at 40 years
old, representing Team USA at the 2022 Beijing games in snowboard
cross (SBX). The age-defying athlete took gold in the
snowboardcross mixed team event with Lindsey Jacobellis. He wore
his heart on his sleeve, showing the world that age is but a
number. A proud Yooper, Nick has been part of the U.S. Snowboard
team for nearly 19 years as a four-time Olympian, with his first
Olympic Games in 2010. Nick is also an X Games gold and silver
medalist. Often called the Rad Dad, Nick's pride is his 19-year-old
son Landon, who is his biggest supporter and is a sophomore at
Michigan State. In the off-season, Nick works in construction and
has been a concrete laborer to support his athletic dreams, earning
him the moniker Blue-Collar Olympian.Gold from Ironis a story of
how perseverance should always be at the forefront of accomplishing
your dreams and that setting goals should never end.
Jeff Seidel has been a journalist for more than 30 years,
specializing in narrative stories about ordinary people doing
extraordinary things. His work has appeared in USA Today, The
Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times and the The Chicago Tribune.
For the past 10 years, Seidel has been a sports columnist at the
Detroit Free Press.
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