Nate Holland
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| Born | November 8, 1978 (age 46) Sandpoint, Idaho, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Snowboarding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Snowboard cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nate Holland (born November 8, 1978, in Sandpoint, Idaho)[1] is an American snowboarder. He competed for the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, where he finished fourteenth; at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, where he finished fourth; and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals.[2]
Holland won a gold medal in Snowboard Cross at the 2007 Winter X Games XI in Aspen, Colorado. He won another gold medal at the 2008 Winter X Games XII, beating Markus Schairer in the finals.[3] Holland has won seven gold medals in the X-games, five of which were back to back, creating a new world record for most medals won in a row in Boarder-X.
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Personal life
[edit]Holland married his wife, Christen, in June 2012.[4] They live in the North Tahoe area, in Truckee, California. Nate is the middle child of three brothers. His younger brother, Pat Holland, also competes in Boarder-X competitions.
References
[edit]- ^ "Nate Holland". U.S. Snowboarding. United States Ski and Snowboard Association. Archived from the original on November 15, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nate Holland". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016.
- ^ "Men's Snowboarder X Final Results". EXPN.com. January 26, 2008. Retrieved November 30, 2008.[dead link]
- ^ Hudson, Maryann (October 12, 2012). "No Boardercross Roads". Team USA. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
But in June came the highlight of Holland's summer, when he married Christen Horner. They live in the North Tahoe area, in Truckee, Calif.
External links
[edit]- Nate Holland at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Nate Holland at the X Games (archived)
- Nate Holland at U.S. Ski & Snowboard
- Nate Holland at Team USA (archive February 5, 2023)
- Nate Holland at Olympics.com
- Nate Holland at Olympedia
- Nate Holland on Facebook
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