Seth Wescott

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Seth Wescott
Snowboard Cross
Medal record
Men's snowboarding
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Torino Snowboard cross
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Snowboard cross
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Whistler Snowboard cross
Silver medal – second place 2003 Kreischberg Snowboard cross
Silver medal – second place 2007 Arosa Snowboard cross
Silver medal – second place 2011 La Molina Snowboard cross
Winter X Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Aspen Snowboard cross
Silver medal – second place 2005 Aspen Snowboard cross
Silver medal – second place 2010 Aspen Snowboard cross
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Aspen Snowboard cross

Seth Wescott (born June 28, 1976) is an American snowboarder. He is a two-time Olympic champion in the snowboard cross.

Life and career

Wescott was born in Durham, North Carolina, and lives in

Jeff Greenwood, Kirsten Clark and Emily Cook
. He started out at Sugarloaf in Carrabassett Valley, Maine.

In his Olympic debut, at the

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Wescott successfully defended his Olympic gold.[5] Wescott, who started off the race in fourth, slowly advanced throughout the field until the end, when he narrowly defeated hometown favorite Mike Robertson on the final jump.[6]

Wescott co-owns The Rack, a restaurant and bar near

Sugarloaf
that caters food and drinks to skiers and snowboarders.

On February 25, 2010, Wescott appeared on The Colbert Report. In 2012, he participated in Fox's dating game show The Choice.[7]

Wescott attended Western State College in Gunnison, CO.

References

  1. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original
    on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  2. ^ Lindsay Berra (February 17, 2006). "Wescott grinds through to reach first 'cross gold". ESPN The Magazine. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
  3. ^ JENN MENENDEZ (February 17, 2006). "Boss of the 'cross". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 29, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Wescott of U.S. wins snowboard cross gold". NBCSports.com. February 15, 2010. Archived from the original on February 17, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
  6. ^ Deborah Charles (February 15, 2010). "Wescott grabs second snowboard cross gold". Reuters. Retrieved February 15, 2010.[dead link]
  7. ^ Hibberd, James (May 8, 2012). "Fox's 'The Choice' cast revealed! Joe Jonas, Dean Cain, The Situation, many more -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 11, 2013.

External links

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