Nick Baumgartner had finished his task in giving U.S. teammate Lindsey Jacobellis a small lead within the blended staff snowboard go on the Beijing Iciness Olympics on Saturday. Then all he may just do was once cheer. Fiercely. Desperately. Lovingly. (Watch the video underneath.)
The 40-year-old from Michigan was once in his fourth Olympics and had by no means gained a medal. Two days previous he tearfully mentioned he was once letting down his supporters after being eradicated within the quarterfinals of the lads’s snowboard go. He idea he was once going house empty-handed all over again.
However Baumgartner were given some other likelihood with Jacobellis, a 36-year-old snowboard icon who had simply gained the primary gold medal in her Olympics occupation a couple of days in the past.
Baumgartner and Jacobellis conquered snowy prerequisites of their run to the overall and Baumgartner put them getting ready to a medal together with his closing race. He then rooted like he by no means rooted ahead of, exhorting Jacobellis to convey house their gold.
For older competition, that’s one thing to cheer about.
