Jasey-Jay Anderson
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Born | Val-Morin, Quebec, Canada | 13 April 1975|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | jaseyjay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jasey-Jay Anderson (born 13 April 1975 in
Personal life
When he is not snowboarding, Anderson lives on a blueberry farm in
Sports career
Anderson is Canada's most decorated snowboarder having achieved a
Anderson is also a six-time Olympic athlete, having represented Canada in the
Anderson's best result in the Olympics prior to Vancouver 2010 was a 5th-place finish in snowboard cross in Turin.[3] Anderson finished 20th in the parallel giant slalom event at the 2006 Turin games.[4]
Anderson won the
Anderson retired following the Vancouver 2010 Olympics but returned to snowboarding to compete in the Sochi 2014 Olympics, where he was the oldest competitor and ultimately finished in fourteenth position.
In January 2018, at age 42, he became the oldest snowboarder to compete at a World Cup. Anderson qualified for the PyeongChang Olympics. With his participation at the 2018 Winter Olympics, he became the oldest competitor in snowboarding, and the Canadian with the most appearances at the Winter Olympics, becoming a 6-time Winter Olympian.[6]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jasey-Jay Anderson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Jasey Jay Anderson ready for the last 'dance'". The Star. Toronto. 7 January 2010. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ^ CBC Sports, "Jasey-Jay Anderson makes Olympic-sized decision", 14 February 2009
- ^ Canadian Olympic Committee, Jasey-Jay Anderson (photograph included)]
- ^ Rook, Katie (27 February 2010). "Snowboarder Anderson takes gold". CTV Olympics. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ^ "Five things to watch Friday and early Saturday at the Winter Games". Toronto Star. Toronto, Canada: TorStar. The Canadian Press. 22 February 2018.