Nate Holland (born November 8, 1978 in

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) is an American snowboarder. Holland won a gold medal in ''Snowboard Cross'' at the 2007

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. He won another gold medal at the 2008 Winter X Games XII, beating Markus Schairer in the finals.Men's Snowboarder X Final Results
– ''EXPN.com'' (January 26, 2008) (Retrieved on 30 November 2008) He competed for USA 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. Nate 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. Nate Holland has been paving the way for his sport, competing in races long before it was an official Olympic competition. Nate has competed in the Olympics three times.

Personal life

Nate Holland married his wife, Christen, in June, 2012. They live in the North Tahoe area, in Truckee, Calif. Nate is the middle child of three brothers. His younger brother,

Pat Holland Patrick "Patsy" Holland (born 13 September 1950) is an English former footballer who played for clubs West Ham United, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Team Hawaii. Holland has also coached and scouted for teams such as Leyton Orient, Totten ...

, also competes in Boarder-X competitions.

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* * * * * 1978 births Living people X Games athletes American male snowboarders Snowboarders at the 2006 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic snowboarders of the United States 20th-century American people 21st-century American people People from Olympic Valley, California {{US-snowboarding-bio-stub