Jamie Anderson (born September 13, 1990 in South Lake Tahoe, California) is a professional snowboarder and TV personality most renowned as one of the most decorated riders in Winter X Games history.
Jamie’s passion for snowboarding began when she was a little girl. Homeschooled by her parents, Jamie was able to spend most of her days outside exploring nature. She began snowboarding at the age of nine and quickly joined two of her eldest sisters on the snowboard team at the local Sierra-at-Tahoe resort. Soon enough, Jamie began participating in regional snowboard competitions. At age 13, she was selected to compete in a racing event called boardercross in her first Winter X Games.
Jamie won her first Winter X Games Bronze Medal in the slopestyle event at the age of 15, thus becoming the youngest medalist in the history of the competition. Following her initial success, Jamie began participating in the professional circuit. She went on to become the women’s TTR World Tour Champion in 2008, 2011, 2012 and 2014. Jamie also won the Winter Dew Tour women's championship in 2011 and 2012. In 2013, she bagged a gold medal at the Winter X Games in the slopestyle event. She won a gold medal in the slopestyle event at the 2014 Winter Olympics held in Sochi, Russia with an impressive score of 95.25. In 2018, she won a second consecutive slopestyle gold at the Winter Olympics held in Pyeongchang County, South Korea.
In 2015, Jamie participated in the seventh season of ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ show. She also participated in the reality show; ‘Dancing with the Stars: Athletes episode’ along with fellow U.S. Olympic skaters Mirai Nagasu and Adam Rippon in 2018.
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