Thost, Nicola (1977–)
Thost, Nicola (1977–)
German half-pipe snowboarder. Born May 3, 1977, in Munich, Germany.
Placed 1st at half-pipe at US Open (1998, 1999); was 1st in World ranking (1998); at Nagano, won the 1st gold medal ever awarded for women's half-pipe snowboarding at Winter Olympics (1998); placed 1st at European X-Games (2000) and Nippon Open and World championships (2001); placed 11th at Salt Lake City Olympics (2001).
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