Gold from Iron
- Author Nick Baumgartner
- Narrator Dan Bittner
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Run Time 7 hours and 28 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Biography and non-fiction prose, Biography: sport, Memoirs, Sports and Active outdoor recreation, Winter sports.
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What to expect
A daring and improbable story of Olympic gold from blue-collar origins
Every summer in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Nick Baumgartner went to work pouring concrete, taking on the harsh physical conditions of the construction trade to support his professional snowboarding dreams come winter. To limit travel time while he trained for the Olympics an hour and a half away from home, he lived out of a crusty, old construction van, parked anywhere he could find a spot.
And in 2022, after seventeen years of failure—all the crashes, injuries, and personal setbacks—he won Olympic gold at forty years old, becoming the oldest Olympic snowboard medalist in history.
In this candid and affable memoir, Baumgartner details his journey from a one-stoplight town to the podium in Beijing. Tales of crisscrossing the globe on the racing circuit and competing in four Olympic Games sit comfortably alongside Baumgartner’s reflections as a single parent and his affectionate portrayal of Iron River, Michigan, the community that raised him.
More than just a sports story, Gold from Iron is a tale of massive dreams, constant sacrifice, and the lessons that can be learned racing down an ice-covered course on a carbon fiber board.
Critics Review
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“Nick Baumgartner is a living example of determination and perseverance. He won an Olympic gold medal at forty years old, funding his dream by working construction and pouring cement. A humble hero!”
Tony Hawk
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