Nicola Thost
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Nicola Thost (born 3 May 1981) is a German snowboarder and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Thost grew up participating in gymnastics and skiing, but switched to snowboarding at age 13. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, she won the gold medal in the inaugural halfpipe event. She also competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City but did not make the podium, finishing in 11th place.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "1998 Winter Olympics – Nagano, Japan – Alpine Skiing" Archived 2007-08-25 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 5 March 2008)
- ^ "Nicola Thost". Olympics. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- Nicola Thost at FIS (snowboarding)
- Nicola Thost at Olympics.com
- Nicola Thost at Olympedia
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