Jamie Anderson (snowboarder)
| Jamie Anderson | |
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| Born | September 13, 1990 South Lake Tahoe, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Professional snowboarder |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Medal record | ||
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Competitor for the  United States |
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| X Games Medal Record | ||
| Women's Snowboarding | ||
| Gold | 2007 Aspen | SlopeStyle |
| Gold | 2008 Aspen | SlopeStyle |
| Gold | 2012 Aspen | SlopeStyle |
| Silver | 2010 Aspen | SlopeStyle |
| Bronze | 2006 Aspen | SlopeStyle |
| Bronze | 2011 Aspen | SlopeStyle |
Jamie Anderson (born September 13, 1990) is an American snowboarder from South Lake Tahoe.
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[edit] Career
Jamie Anderson has built a reputation as the most solid Slopestyle rider in the business with her raw talent and exceptional style and versatility of tricks. She has been one of the most successful female snowboarders on the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour so far.
[edit] Season 2006/07
During the 06/07-season Anderson won the TTR 6Star Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships slopestyle, and the Roxy Chicken Jam in Kaprun, Austria, the quarterpipe event at the O'Neill Evolution in Davos, the Billabong slopestyle Jam and the Abominable SnowJam.
[edit] Season 2007/08
With impressive results at all major events on the TTR World Snowboard Tour in 2007/08, among those victories at the Burton European Open slopestyle and the Roxy Chicken Jam US slopestyle, took home the Women's Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour Champion title.[1]
| Event | Star Tier | Format | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
[edit] Season 2008/09
Anderson season started off the 08/09 season with a win in the slopestyle and halfpipe (her first halfpipe victory of her career) format of the 5Star Burton New Zealand Open. After her successful start and leading the rankings for over 40 weeks, Anderson only finished the 08/09 season in third on the Swatch TTR Tour due to injury. Jamie Anderson recovered quickly but her confidence was shattered when she lost the next round at the Winter Dew Tour in 2010. .[2]
| Event | Star Tier | Format | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
[edit] Season 2009/10
Again another promising kick off for Anderson on the TTR World Tour with a win at the 5Star 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 of 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 podium finish at the Burton US Open slopestyle. She ended her season in World No. 5 on the Swatch TTR World Tour.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.ttrworldtour.com/ranking/rider-report/rider/anderson-jamie.html Jamie Anderson's athlete bio on the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour site
- ^ http://www.ttrworldtour.com/ranking/womens-ranking-list/season/2009.html?tx_txresults_pi1[save_point]=1241042400&cHash=d1dc3f9402 Official TTR World ranking list from April 30th 2009
Jamie also ended her season in the no.1 spot on the Swatch TTR World Tour.
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