Park City • Nate Holland pivoted toward his friend and fellow snowboardcross pioneer, Seth Wescott, and made his feelings known. The American snowboarders were out on the course at the PyeongChang Olympic test event in February 2016 when F-16 fighter jets started soaring overhead every 15 minutes.
“Dude,” Holland recalled, “I just want you to know I love you, man.”
Holland, who lives in Lake Tahoe, Calif., has been part of USO trips overseas to visit troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. The 38-year-old three-time Olympian has experienced plenty in his decades racing in the bindings.