Meet Nick Baumgartner, Olympic snowboarder from northern Michigan

Nick Baumgartner hails from Iron River, Mich. 

That's way up there in the state's Upper Peninsula, where winter is a way of life. So it's no wonder Baumgartner got hooked on a winter sport like snowboarding. 

PyeongChang will be his third trip to the Olympic Winter Games. He failed to get a medal each time. He's hoping to change that this year. 

Event: Snowboardcross
Hometown: Iron River, Mich. 
Olympics: Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014

^{Nick Baumgartner (Team USA)}

The state of Michigan will be represented by 12 athletes including: 

• Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani -- Event: Ice Dance
• Madison Chock and Evan Bates -- Event: Ice Dance
• Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue -- Event: Ice Dance
• Jessica Kooreman -- Event: Short Track Speed Skating -- 1,000m race and 1,500 meter race
• Megan Keller -- Event: Defender for Women's Ice Hockey
• James Wisniewski -- Event: Defender for Men's Hockey
• Chad Billins -- Event: Defender for Men's Hockey Team
• Jim Slater -- Event: Forward for Men's Hockey Team
• Kyle Mack -- Event: Snowboarding Slopestyle and Big Air
• Ryan Pivirotto -- Event: Short Track Speed Skating
• Nick Baumgartner -- Event: Snowboardcross