Winter Olympics 2026: Nick Baumgartner out to prove age is just a number
Despite sub-freezing temperatures, it seemed like the entire population of Iron River, Mich., was there to celebrate Baumgartner with a parade, some of which he traversed in a car with his sons and some of which he walked with his dog on a leash, handing out high-fives to fans waving American flags in a scene straight out of a Norman Rockwell painting.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement For many, it would have been the perfect way to end an unlikely career that has taken him from the snowy Michigan winters around Lake Superior to mountains all around the world. But Baumgartner wasn’t done...