Nate+Ronan

VANCOUVER, BC- Mike Robertson, a 24-year old Canadian snowboarderwho hails from Edmonton, Alberta made an outstanding performance at the Men's Snowboard Cross event at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. But sadly, Robertson finished 2nd with a silver medel. At the age of 24, Mike Robertson was the youngest Canadian snowboarder to compete and win silver in a Men's Snowboard Cross event. After falling and almost being knocked out(eliminated), he recovered and finished with a silver medel. He was out-passed by an American snowboarder and a Russian snowboarder finishing in 3rd. Before the finals, Robertson dominated most of his races making his country proud. All of his races he finished 1st exept in the finals when he finished 2nd. Mike Robertson started snowboarding when he was 14-years old. " My brother started snowoarding so I decided to try it too " says Robertson. After the first time he went down on a snowboard, he broke he arm. But he kept practicing and practicing and became an Olympic silver medelist cometing in his own country. Growing up, he admired snowboarders Jeremy Jones and Craig Kelly. They were both Snowboarding World Cup Champions. Both of his parents enfluenced him as he became an Olympic silver medelist and as a child. The en's Snowboard Cross event is over, but MIke Robertson still has plans for 2014 in Sochi, Russia and hopefuly Mike Robertson can turn that silver into a gold. Go Canada Go! - Nate Ronan