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X Games 13 Snowboarder X Men's Final Release A History Making Four-Peat Holland Races Away with His Fourth Gold in Snowboarder X Men’s Aspen, Colo. – One hundred seconds. That’s how long it took for Nate Holland to make history, grabbing a record fourth-consecutive gold medal in Men’s Snowboarder X. “I wanted to go make the moves that I know how to do,” Holland said of his victory run. “Coming in, you know you can win. Those guys give me a run for my money.” In the final run, Holland stayed back in the pack waiting to make his move. As the riders made their way to the bottom of the hill, Holland made his move and overtook silver medalist Graham Watanabe. “We got tied up a lot, but Nate deserves it,” Wantanabe, who finished with a time of 101.153, said. “I am just happy to be up there with him” Stian Sivertzen, who closed out the race with a front flip, finished with a 105.193 to capture the bronze Snowboarder X consists of a downhill course over 3,500 feet long, filled with tabletop jumps, banked turns, rollers and gaps. A fusion of motorcross and downhill racing. Snowboarder X represents the versatility of snowboarding athletes today.

Final Results from Aspen/Snowmass on Saturday, January 24, 2009

Name Bib # Hometown Time

1. Nate Holland 608 Truckee, Calif. 100.523

2. Graham Watanabe 620 Hailey, Idaho 101.153

3. Stian Sivertzen 615 Kongsberg, Norway 105.193

4. David Speiser 617 Oberstdorf, Germany 107.561

5. Nick Baumgartner 600 Iron River, Mich. 108.2704.

6. Jonathan Cheever 623 Saugus, Mass. 114.935

Consolation:

7. Seth Wescott 621 Sugarloaf, Maine 100.607

8. Rob Fagan 604 Cranbrook, B.C., Canada 101.392

9. Jason Smith 616 Basalt, Colo. 102.317

10. Jayson Hale 642 Sierraville, Calif. 103.242

11. Michal Novotny 610 Prague, Czech Republic 103.391

12. Pat Holland 609 Sandpoint, Idaho 105.963