Nate Holland
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Nate Holland (born November 8, 1978 in Sandpoint, Idaho) is an American snowboarder.
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. He competed for USA at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, where he finished fourteenth, and at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, where he finished fourth.
Holland won a gold medal in Snowboard Cross at the 2007 Winter X Games XI
Winter X Games XI
Winter X Games XI were held from January 25, 2007 to January 28, 2007 in Aspen, Colorado. They were the 6th consecutive Winter X Games to be held in Aspen. Television coverage of Winter X Games XI was broadcast on ESPN and ABC, primarily hosted by Sal Masekela and Todd Harris...
in Aspen
Aspen
Populus section Populus, of the Populus genus, includes the aspen trees and the white poplar Populus alba. The five typical aspens are all native to cold regions with cool summers, in the north of the Northern Hemisphere, extending south at high altitudes in the mountains. The White Poplar, by...
, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. He won another gold medal at the 2008 Winter X Games XII
Winter X Games XII
Winter X Games XII were held from January 24 to January 27, 2008 in Aspen, Colorado. They were the 7th consecutive Winter X Games to be held in Aspen. Television coverage of Winter X Games XII was broadcast on ESPN and ABC, primarily hosted by Sal Masekela and Todd Harris...
, beating Markus Schairer
Markus Schairer
Markus Schairer is an Austrian snowboarder.He received a silver medal in Snowboard Cross at the 2008 Winter X Games XII in Aspen, Colorado, behind winner Nate Holland....
in the finals. He competed for USA at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, where he finished fourteenth, and at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, where he finished fourth.