Could gold medalist Nick Baumgartner be snowboarding in the Olympics at 52 years old?

Nbcwashington · May 12, 2026 · 646 words · By Jonathan Bloom

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What to know about Could gold medalist Nick Baumgartner be snowboarding in the Olympics at 52 years old?

Nick Baumgartner is the oldest-ever Olympic gold medalist in snowboarding.

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What happened

Nick Baumgartner is the oldest-ever Olympic gold medalist in snowboarding.

Why it matters

But what might be even crazier is that he told us he's not even thinking about retiring.

Common ground

Here are some highlights from our interview with the athlete who's still sometimes mistaken for a coach after he won his first Olympic medal at age 40.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “I found a job in the union as a concrete laborer.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Nick Baumgartner worked as a union concrete laborer to fund his career.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nick Baumgartner, 2025Mike Coppola/Getty Images. Nick Baumgartner sets a great example for his son, Landon. Baumgartner’s snowboarding career took off in the early 2000s, but it isn’t how he’s truly m…
https://www.womansworld.com/life/how-olympic-nick-baumgartne…

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web search NEUTRAL — To keep it going, he became a union concrete laborer during the summers, which paid well enough to help fund his winters, and it all just started to, well, stick. More racing opportunities came, and h…
https://www.the50athletes.com/nick-baumgartner/

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web search NEUTRAL — The “Blue-Collar” Reality: Worked as a union concrete laborer in the summers to fund his training without major corporate sponsors, providing the “skins” to afford his career. Fatherhood: A devoted si…
https://totalapexsports.com/apex-global/nick-baumgartner-mem…

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Claim 2: “Nick Baumgartner is the oldest-ever Olympic gold medalist in snowboarding.”

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Only one web search result explicitly states he is the oldest-ever Olympic gold medalist in snowboarding. Other sources mention his age and gold medal but do not explicitly confirm the 'oldest-ever' record.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nick Baumgartner (born December 17, 1981) is an American snowboarder from Iron River, Michigan. He competes in snowboard cross (SBX) and qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics. He won the gold and sil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Baumgartner

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Upper Peninsula of Michigan (also known as Upper Michigan or colloquially the U.P. or Yoop) is the northern and more elevated of the two major landmasses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan; i…
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Claim 3: “You're 44 now.”

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Multiple independent web search results (Google News, AOL, and others) explicitly identify Nick Baumgartner as a 44-year-old snowboarder.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nicholas Joseph Begich III ( BEH-ghitch; born October 21, 1977) is an American politician and businessman who has served as the U.S. representative for Alaska's at-large congressional district since 2…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nicholas Blake Solak (born January 11, 1995) is an American professional baseball second baseman and outfielder in the San Diego Padres organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball …
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Claim 4: “he won his first Olympic medal at age 40.”

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One web search result explicitly states he won a snowboarding gold medal at age 40. Other sources confirm his current age (44) and that he won a gold medal, but do not explicitly state the age at the time of the first medal win.

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Claim 5: “It was so amazing (at the 2026 Winter Olympics) to see everyone care about what I was doing.”

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Wikipedia entries for 'Italy at the 2026 Winter Olympics' and 'United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics' confirm the event took place in February 2026. Google News results from '16 hours ago' discussing his response to losing an Olympic cross race (while identifying him as 44) confirm his participation in these Games.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026. This was the country's 25th appearance at the Olympic Winter Games. As Utah wi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Italy was the host nation of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, from 6 to 22 February 2026. Italy ended the 2026 Winter Olympics by winning 10 gold, 6 silver and 14 bronze medals…
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Claim 6: “He's been working with DeWalt to promote Construction Safety Week.”

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Only one web search result explicitly mentions his partnership with DeWalt to promote Construction Safety Week. Other DeWalt links are general company pages.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Christopher Raphael Deluzio (born July 13, 1984) is an American politician, attorney, and former U.S. Navy officer. A progressive Democrat, he serves as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 17th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable non-political figures and organizations that endorsed the Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a 2021 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Shang-Chi. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios …
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