Sugarloaf’s own Seth Wescott finished a disappointing 5th in the Men’s Boardercross event at the 12th Winter X-Games on Saturday, January 26.
Seth was favored to win the Boardercross event and held the early lead with an excellent move out of the starting gate. He was passed about a third of the way along the course by by Nate Holland, who held on to win the crash-filled event. Seth was later bumped from behind by one competitor and then knocked down by another. 
In all, a rough and disappointing race for the Maine native. Winter X 12 was Seth’s 11th attempt at a X Games gold medal, but it wasn’t to be this year.
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Winter is a long season in North America and it can be a challenge to stay active during those months. Here in Maine, it’s part of our New England heritage to keep getting outside no matter what the weather and conditions. A non-profit organization called Winterkids promotes those winter recreation activities, including skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and hiking!
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The season’s winding down and it’s time for reflection. It wasn’t the season we’d hoped for in the East, but it was still pretty good and an Olympic year to boot. According to the www.snowskills.net staff, here are the Top Five Moments from Winter 2005 - 2006: Read the rest of this entry »
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Before he became an Olympic Champion, Seth Wescott has been a spokesperson for the Winterkids program; www.Winterkids.org. Winterkids is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting lifelong habits of health, education, and fitness in children, specifically during the winter months. Thanks in part to changes in lifestyles, children have mirrored adults in becoming more sedentary with a resulting increase in childhood diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and other lifestyle-related afflictions. The cold weather that arrives with winter can make it even more difficult to keep children active in the face of competition from video games and snacking. With Seth’s help as an awesome role model, Winterkids has been promoting several programs that encourage kids to get off the couch, get outside, and have fun in the outdoors!
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Seth Wescott, Olympic Gold Medalist in the Men’s Snowboard Cross at Torino 2006, will return to his home at Sugarloaf/USA in Maine on Saturday, February 25, 2006 for a celebration of his accomplishments. A special recognition will be made to Seth for being the first Mainer to win an Olympic gold medal. It’ll be an opportunity to get an autograph, take a photo, and meet a hometown hero in person. A sample snowboard cross course will be set on easy terrain in front of the base lodge to allow kids of all ages to test their skills. For more information, check out Sugarloaf/USA’s daily report and hope to see you there!
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It’s a great moment in sports when an athlete lives up to expectations; the “Fates of Sport” rarely allow things to go the way you wish they would. Seth is truly a genuine and pleasant person, who has trained as hard as any other athlete to put himself in position to compete at Torino 2006. So, yes, it’s a great moment for the USA, the State of Maine, Sugarloaf/USA, and Olympic Gold Medalist Seth Wescott that he successfully tempted the Fates and beat the odds to win the first ever Men’s Snowboard Cross gold medal!
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Seth Wescott has won Gold in the Winter Olympics and becomes the first Gold Medalist for the Snowboard Cross event. In the first round of the competition Seth Wescott finished ahead of Francois Boivin, Stefano Pozzolini, and Jonte Grundelius. In the quarter finals Seth Wescott soared past Dieter Krassnig, Francois Bovin (again) and Itaru Chimura.
Moving on to the semi-finals Seth Wescott finished second behind Paul Delerue but ahead of Jason Smith, Dieter Krassnig which was good enough to advance to the finals. Then in the final round Seth Wescott finished ahead of Radoslav Zidek, Paul-Henri Delerue, and Jordi Font for the Gold metal.
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Heading into the fifth day of competition at the Torino 2006 Games, here’s some quick news items:
American Seth Wescott will be practicing today for tomorrow’s Men’s Snowboard Cross (SBX) event. This will be the first Games where SBX is an event and, as the 2005 World Cup Snowboard Cross Champion, is surely the competitor that everyone will be watching.
The U.S. Olympic Snowboard Team is already off to a great start. Shawn White and Danny Kass took gold and silver, respectively, in the Men’s Halfpipe on Sunday and were followed by Hannah Teeter and Gretchen Bleiler taking gold and silver in the Women’s Halfpipe on Monday. And just in case it seems that snowboarding is becoming mainstream, check out this funny article about the girls ducking a rope and riding a closed trail before the finals.
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On the Sprint blog Seth Wescott talks about he mentally approaches competitions.
For me the mental preparation for boarding is a never-ending process. … I like presenting myself with challenges every day to overcome and get stronger both mentally and physically. I talk a lot about the big mountain and freeriding equation. … I go to Alaska every year, and put myself into situations that are completely outside of competition to push me to another level, so I can come back to competition and a more controlled environment with a clear head.
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Seth Wescott was on the Late Show with David Letterman show last night giving the “Top 10 Reasons I’m looking forward to the Olympics”. I couldn’t help but notice the t-shirt he was wearing…. “Sugarloaf makes me happy”. I bet he made them happy too. 
Watch a tiny snip from the show by clicking on the photo. Quicktime movie, 7.7 MB.
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