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Gold from Iron
A Humble Beginning, Olympic Dreams, and the Power in Getting Back UpBy Nick BaumgartnerNarrated by Dan Bittner
Length7h 27m
About this audiobook
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.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir, Other
Length7 hrs 27 mins
Narrated byDan Bittner
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateApr 2, 2024
LanguageEnglish
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