How Team USA's oldest member became a hero of the Beijing Winter Olympics
Lindsey Jacobellis and Nick Baumgartner pose with their medals. Photo: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
Nick Baumgartner, Team USA's oldest member, arrived in Beijing with three Olympic appearances but no medals. He'll leave as perhaps the best story of the Games.on Saturday in the new mixed team snowboard cross event, becoming the oldest and second-oldest snowboarders ever to medal. "You're never too late to take what you want from life. You let yourself down if you quit too early, doesn't matter how old you are."Baumgartner's story harkens back to the modern Olympics' humble beginnings, when athletes came together every four years to represent their countries before returning to their ordinary lives.any big-money sponsors.
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