Background
Wescott was born in Durham, North Carolina, and lives in Carrabassett Valley, Maine. His father Jim Wescott was the Track and Cross Country coach at Colby College.
professional snowboarder Olympic athlete
Wescott was born in Durham, North Carolina, and lives in Carrabassett Valley, Maine. His father Jim Wescott was the Track and Cross Country coach at Colby College.
Growing up Seth Wescott went to Mount Blue regional school district in Farmington Maine. He began snowboarding at age 10, but had also grown up skiing. In 1989, after competing in both sports for a few years, he stopped skiing to focus mainly on snowboarding.
Wescott attended Carrabassett Valley Academy where he studied and trained with fellow Olympians Bode Miller, Jeff Greenwood, Kirsten Clark and Emily Cook.
He started out in Sugarloaf United States of America in Carrabassett Valley, Maine. Wescott, who started off the race in fourth, slowly advanced throughout the field until the end, when he narrowly defeated hometown favorite Mike Robertson on the final jump.
Wescott co-owns The Rack, a restaurant and bar near Sugarloaf that caters food and drinks to skiers and snowboarders. On February 25, 2010, Wescott appeared on The Colbert Report.
In 2012, he participated in Fox"s dating game show The Choice.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, Wescott successfully defended his Olympic gold.