Baumgartner heartbroken at Olympics

Iron County’s hometown Olympian Nick Baumgartner arrived in Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics and posed by the Olympic Rings. (Facebook photo)

BEIJING, China — During an interview with NBC at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, Nick Baumgartner was downright heartbroken after his quarterfinal elimination in snowboard cross.
“I’m running out of chances,” he said. “I got so much support back home and I feel like I let them down. This one stings. This one hurts. I just feel bad.”
Baumgartner was clearly emotional as he talked about the disappointment of coming up short in the snowboard cross quarterfinals.
“I don’t think people know how much you put into this,” Baumgartner said, choking back tears. “I put so much time and effort and then one little mistake and it’s gone.
At 40 years old, the Iron River native knows his time on the Olympic stage is running out. This is his fourth Winter Olympic appearance in a sport as rough as anything on snow.
When asked about his plans going forward, he said “I ain’t stopping on this. I’ve gotta do something better to end with.”