Nick Baumgartner truly is the All-American guy next door, combining athleticism, personality and determination to bring him to victory, earning him a place on the US Snowboard Team as they prepare for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
A Michigan kid who grew up with a love for cold winters, Baumgartner was as drawn to the slopes as a child is to his mother, and thus 2004, his first year in pro competition, proved to be the platform for innate success in yet another sport. Affectionately called “Bummie”, he won the USASA Nationals and U.S. Extreme BoarderfestSBX events, while at the same time competing in rail and big air contests. Baumgartner has the goal of earning Gold at the 2010 Olympics, a feat that he believes can be accomplished since taking home the title of 2008 Visa SBX Champion and winning his first World Cup. In 2009, he finished things out atop the podium as he took second during the final World Cup snowboardcrossof the season in Italy. It was his second podium of the year, putting him 3rdoverall in the world in SBX.
Baumgartner’s determination and quest for being the best came early on as a multi-sport athlete, proven by his accomplishments as an All-American wrestler and 2000 Michigan State Champ, garnering the same acclaim in track and field as a hurdler, and in football. He then went on to play college football at Northern Michigan University.
Baumgartner, becoming a household name in winter action sports, believes that with a balanced life, discipline, training, and always having fun, winning is the only option.