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Olympic champion Nick Baumgartner prepares to defend mixed team snowboard cross medal against 'kids'
Nick Baumgartner, 44, aims to defend his mixed team snowboard cross gold at his fifth Olympics, competing alongside Faye Thelen in a 16-team field.
- Nick Baumgartner prepares to race in the mixed-team snowboard cross at Milan Cortina Games Sunday, with quarterfinals beginning at 7:45 p.m. ET, aiming to defend his gold.
- At 44, Nick Baumgartner continues competing, saying 'Until I'm not having fun or until the body steps in and says you're done', after winning mixed-team gold at Beijing 2022 and being the oldest Olympic snowboard medalist.
- After reaching the individual semifinals Thursday, Baumgartner was edged out in a photo finish by Alessandro Haemmerle, who won gold, followed by Eliot Grondin with silver and Jakob Dusek bronze.
- He will pair with a teammate in the 16 two-athlete teams, where men race first and women start staggered with their teammate's time advantage.
- His role as a five-time Olympian for Team USA underscores longevity and challenges age expectations against younger opponents, the cohort he defends his title from.
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The Toronto StarCanadian duo fails to survive quarterfinal of Olympic mixed team snowboard cross
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·Winnipeg, Canada
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Eyes on the female giant with Brignone and Goggia, but chances of medal also for snowboard cross mixed teams
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Olympic champion Nick Baumgartner prepares to defend mixed team snowboard cross medal against 'kids'
Competing against athletes half his age, 44-year-old Nick Baumgartner promised no easy wins for the "kids" in Livigno. Here's when he'll compete Sunday. (AP)
·Spokane, United States
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