Seth Wescott Wins Gold
February 16th, 2006
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.