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Nate Holland
- 2006 U.S. Olympian in snowboardcross
- Earned a gold and silver medal in 2006 World Cup action; currently the top American ranked fourth overall in SBX
- 2006 X Games champion in SBX
- Finished third overall in the 2005 snowboardcross World Cup standings and first in the U.S.
- Won the 2004 U.S. National Snowboardcross title
- Won his first World Cup gold medal in March 2005
- Finished third at the 2005 Winter X Games ultracross, fifth in the snowboardcross
- "It's an exciting sport," Holland said to Spokane Spokesman-Review. "Four go down the course at once, and there's only room for two, so something's got to give."
- Named “Boardercross Racer of the Year” by Ski Racing Magazine in 2004
- “When I think about ending a workout or weight training, I just think about the feeling of winning,” said Holland on his Home Depot profile. “That drives me to go a few more minutes on the bike or do one more set on the weights.”
- Grew up with two brothers (he was in the middle) and all the brothers snowboard – "I say that it was like raising bear cubs," said Rebecca Holland, Nate’s mother, to Spokane Spokesman-Review
- Learned to ski at the age of three, Holland received a snowboard for his birthday and taught himself to board … started going to competitions to “get away from the parents,” he said to Spokane Spokesman-Review
- “I love the sport deep inside,” said Holland in his Home Depot profile. “To me, it’s a passion and a release. When I put 110 percent into my snowboarding, I know I’m going to get 110 percent returned.”
- Is a major metal fan and desires to makes VH1’s "101 Most Metal Moments" – considers himself the worst singer on the U.S. Snowboard team
- Enjoys surfing, fishing, boating, target shooting, wakeboarding, biking, skating, cliff diving, skateboarding, sushi – takes his laptop everywhere he goes
- Works at The Home Depot in the garden department in Reno, Nev.
Snowboardcross is new to the Olympics; however, it’s not new to the athletes and fans of snowboarding. Holland became interested in boarding after watching the movie “Critical Condition” where free-riders shred the legendary "fingers" of Squaw Valley, Calif. A month following the announcement that snowboardcross would be an Olympic event, Holland won his first World Cup gold medal and finished the season third in the overall standings. "I just said, 'I have a shot at this. I can do this,’” Holland said to Spokane Spokesman-Review. "I have the all-around skills to ride the course, I had racing skills, and I kind of just put everything together."
Related Links
Audio: Hangin with Nate Holland
Audio: What exactly is snowboardcross (SBX)?
On going for it: "Nobody remembers second or third place," Holland said to Spokane Spokesman-Review. "You've got to take those chances. My whole attitude is wreck or win. I got a little too much air on a jump and totally wrecked and wiped out. I wouldn't have been able to sleep if I had sat back and coasted into third."
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Height: 5’ 10”
Born: 11/8/1978
Hometown: Sandpoint, Idaho
Resides: Squaw Valley, Calif.
Sport: Snowboard
Event: Snowboardcross
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