Nick Baumgartner

Nick Baumgartner (born December 17, 1981) is an American snowboarder from Iron River, Michigan.

Baumgartner began off-road racing in 2011, winning the Rookie of the Year "Stock Truck" award before advancing to Pro Light trucks in 2012.

Background Baumgartner attended West Iron County High School where he was an Upper Peninsula of Michigan silver medalist hurdler. He played football at Northern Michigan University.

Snowboarding

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. Baumgartner had a poor start in the first heat race and he finished fourth, just outside the top three who advanced to the quarterfinals.

Baumgartner entered the 2022 Winter Olympics having never won an Olympic medal. He competed in the snowboard cross event but was eliminated in the quarterfinals. Believing he had lost his last shot at a medal, an emotional Baumgartner told NBC, "I'm 40 years old. I'm running out of chances. I have so much support back home, and I feel like I let them down. This one stings. This one hurts." However, later that day, Baumgartner learned that he would be competing with his teammate Lindsey Jacobellis in the inaugural mixed snowboard cross event. After two qualifying rounds, in the final, Baumgartner took the first leg of the race and delivered a slim lead to Jacobellis, who briefly fell back to third before returning to the lead and winning the gold medal for Baumgartner and herself.

Off-road racing

In 2011, Baumgartner began racing in the entry-level "Stock Truck" class in the Traxxas TORC Series. 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. He moved up into Pro Light in 2012 and finished sixth in the points standings.

In 2013, Baumgartner joined the Stadium Super Trucks, finishing sixth in the inaugural race at University of Phoenix Stadium. He ran six races that year and finished ninth in points. after a fourth-place run in his heat race, he finished eighth in the final.

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Motorsports career results Stadium Super Trucks (key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.) Stadium Super Trucks results Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts Ref 2013 PHO6 LBH10 LAN4 SDG12 SDG11 STL3 TOR TOR CRA CRA OCF OCF OCF CPL 9th 120 2014 STP STP LBH IMS IMS DET DET DET AUS8 TOR TOR OCF OCF CSS LVV LVV 23rd 20

Awards ANOC Gala Awards 2022：Best Mixed Team Event Performance of Beijing 2022