Nick Baumgartner

For the aged: Older Olympians in the medal mix, too

By STEPHEN WADEFebruary 13, 2022 GMT

When the Beijing Olympics close on Feb. 20, IOC President Thomas Bach, by tradition, will call on the “youth of the world to assemble four years from now.” He may consider expanding that invitation to the 2026 Winter Games at Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy to another group: the oldies but goodies.

At 40, Baumgartner still contender in Olympic snowboardcross

By EDDIE PELLSFebruary 9, 2022 GMT

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — American snowboarder Nick Baumgartner remembers the exact time he started feeling old. It was noon on Dec. 17, 2017 — his 36th birthday. He was racing in Austria and got tangled up in a jump.