Jamie Anderson (snowboarder)
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Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | South Lake Tahoe, California | September 13, 1990|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 119 lb (54 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Snowboarding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Slopestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Sierra at Tahoe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jamie Louise Anderson (born September 13, 1990) is an American professional
Personal life
Anderson was born and raised in South Lake Tahoe, California, the fifth of eight children. She snowboarded for the first time at age nine and immediately fell in love with the sport. Anderson was homeschooled at Visions in Education, allowing her to spend almost every day on the mountains.[5][6]
Anderson currently resides in
Aside from snowboarding, Anderson does yoga and meditation to keep her healthy for her upcoming competitions.[7] She is also a member of the POW's Athlete Alliance & an ambassador for Protect Our Winters.
Career
Anderson has built a reputation as one of the top slopestyle riders in the business.[6][8] She has been one of the most successful female snowboarders on the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour and took home the gold medal in the Olympic debut of women's snowboard slopestyle at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games.
In addition to her many career wins, Anderson has been giving back to the snowboarding community through participation in the High Cascade Snowboard Camp.[9] She hosted a Signature Session™ at High Cascade in 2009–2012 and was scheduled to host another Signature Session™ camp in 2014.
Anderson began snowboarding in 2000 when she received a hand-me-down snowboard at the age of nine and qualified for the 2004 Winter X Games just four years later. In 2005, she took home a bronze, becoming the youngest female medalist in the competition at age 15.
Through the Jamie Anderson Foundation[10] established in 2013, she has provided more than 30 young winter sports athletes with equipment, clothing, season passes and financial backing for travel to the USASA national competitions.
2006–2007
During the 2006–2007 season, Anderson won the TTR 6Star Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships slopestyle, and the Roxy Chicken Jam emporium in Kaprun, Austria, the quarterpipe event at the O'Neill Evolution in Davos, the Billabong slopestyle Jam and the Abominable Snow man.
2007–2008
With impressive [neutrality is disputed] results at all major events on the TTR World Snowboard Tour in 2007–2008, among those victories at the Burton European Open slopestyle and the Roxy Chicken Jam US slopestyle, she took home the Women's Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour Champion title.[11]
Event | Star Tier | Format | Position |
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Garnier Fructis Australian Open | 5star | SS | 1 |
Roxy Chicken Jam Europe | 6Star | SS | 2 |
Burton European Open | 6Star | SS | 1 |
Nissan X-Trail Nippon Open | 5Star | SS | 2 |
Chevy Grand Prix | 5Star | SS | 3 |
Burton US Open | 6Star | SS | 2 |
Roxy Chicken Jam US | 6Star | SS | 1 |
2008–2009
Anderson started the season with the first half-pipe victory of her career with a win in both the slopestyle and halfpipe events of the 5-Star Burton New Zealand Open. After her successful start and after leading the rankings for over 40 weeks, Anderson finished the season in third place on the Swatch TTR Tour due to injury.[12]
Event | Star Tier | Format | Position |
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Burton New Zealand Open | 5star | SS | 1 |
Burton New Zealand Open | 5Star | HP | 1 |
Billabong Snowstock | 3Star | BA | 1 |
Burton Australian Open | 5Star | HP | 3 |
Burton Australian Open | 5Star | SS | 1 |
Burton European Open | 6Star | SS | 1 |
Nissan X-Trail Nippon Open | 5Star | SS | 2 |
2009–2010
Again, there was another promising kick-off for Anderson on the TTR World Tour with a win at the 5-Star Burton New Zealand Open slopestyle and the 3Star Billabong Bro Down in Australia. Anderson continued her season with good results from the Winter Dew Tour, finishing off the season in the lead of the Winter Dew Tour Cup Standings.
Anderson then returned to the TTR Tour and took home the Roxy Chicken Jam US slopestyle title and a podium finish at the Burton US Open slopestyle. She ended her season in world no. 5 [clarification needed] on the Swatch TTR World Tour. Anderson ended her season in the no. 1 spot on the Swatch TTR World Tour.
2013–2014
Anderson won an Olympic gold medal, the first ever offered in slopestyle, at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.[13][14]
2017–2018
Anderson won her second Olympic gold medal at the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. She also won a silver in the big air event. This was the second time slopestyle had been offered in the Olympics, so Anderson has won both gold medals in slopestyle in Olympic history, making her the first female snowboarder to win more than one Olympic gold medal.
2019–2020
Anderson won a bronze medal in the big air event at the
Television appearances
In 2015, Anderson competed on the
In April 2018, Anderson was announced as one of the celebrities who will compete on
References
- ^ "Jamie Anderson Of U.S. Wins Gold Medal Again in Winter Olympics Slopestyle". HuffPost. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ^ "Gold medal, the Jamie Anderson way: meditation, incense and candles". The Washington Post. February 9, 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014: U.S. snowboarder Jamie Anderson delivers under historic pressure to win slopestyle Olympic gold". Deseret News. February 9, 2014.
- ^ "Jamie Anderson". U.S. Ski & Snowboard. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "Jamie Anderson – Professional Snowboarder". Jamie Anderson – Professional Snowboarder. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ^ a b Branch, John (February 9, 2014). "Jamie Anderson, Slopestyle's Star, Is on Top Again". The New York Times. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ^ "Jamie Anderson Grateful Warrior". February 10, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ^ "Jamie Anderson". Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ^ Signature Sessions, 2014 High Cascade Snowboard Camp
- ^ "Jamie Anderson | Professional Snowboarder". Jamie Anderson | Professional Snowboarder. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- ^ "Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour: Rider Report". www.ttrworldtour.com. Archived from the original on November 11, 2007. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ http://www.ttrworldtour.com/ranking/womens-ranking-list/season/2009.html?tx_txresults_pi1[permanent dead link][save_point]=1241042400&cHash=d1dc3f9402 Official TTR World ranking list from April 30, 2009
- ^ "Olympic Daily News – Thursday, February 13th". Fox News Channel. February 13, 2014.
- ^ "Jamie Anderson Real Talk Interview". Pyramid Magazine. February 22, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
- ^ "Pacifico Women's Snowboard Big Air". X Games. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ^ "'A lot of athletes feel trapped': Jamie Anderson and other snow athletes denounce FIS president". ESPN. February 12, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ^ "Winter X Games 2020: Full Results, Medal Winners and Best trick Highlights". Bleacher Report. January 26, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ^ Vestal Robson, Shannon (November 4, 2014). "Meet the new cast of The Celebrity Apprentice". PopSugar.
- ^ Thorbecke, Catherine (April 13, 2018). "Adam Rippon, Tonya Harding and more superstar athletes to face-off in Dancing With the Stars season 26". ABC News. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
External links
- Official website
- Jamie Anderson at FIS (snowboarding)
- Jamie Anderson at Olympics.com
- Jamie Anderson at Olympedia
- Jamie Anderson at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (archived)
- Jamie Anderson at the X Games (archived)
External links
Media related to Jamie Anderson at Wikimedia Commons