Nicola Thost
{{Short description|German snowboarder (born 1981)}}
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Nicola Thost (born 3 May 1981) is a German snowboarder and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=44&sp=ALP "1998 Winter Olympics – Nagano, Japan – Alpine Skiing"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825195238/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=44&sp=ALP |date=2007-08-25 }} – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 5 March 2008)
Life and career
Thost grew up participating in gymnastics and skiing, but switched to snowboarding at age 13. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, she won the gold medal in the inaugural halfpipe event. She also competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City but did not make the podium, finishing in 11th place.{{Cite web |title=Nicola Thost |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/nicola-thost |access-date=3 July 2023 |website=Olympics}}
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Category:German female snowboarders
Category:Olympic snowboarders for Germany
Category:Snowboarders at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Category:Snowboarders at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Germany
Category:Olympic medalists in snowboarding
Category:Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Category:20th-century German sportswomen
Category:21st-century German sportswomen
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