Jamie Nicholls (snowboarder)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 July 1993 |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Weight | 148 lb (67 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Sport | Snowboarding |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 2014 |
Jamie Nicholls (born 21 July 1993) is a British snowboarder who competes in slopestyle.[1]
Nicholls was born in Bradford. He qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. On 6 February 2014 in the men's slopestyle qualification event, he placed fourth in his heat and progressed directly to the final.[2] Two days later, he finished sixth in the final.[3]
Nicholls became the first British male snowboarder to win a World Cup event when he finished top of the standings in the final slopestyle event of the 2015-16 season, the Audi Snowjam in Spindleruv Mlyn in the Czech Republic, helping him to fifth in the slopestyle World Cup ranking for the season.[4] During the 2016-17 season, he finished on the podium at two events and was runner-up in overall ranking.
He has won three medals at FIS World Cup.
- 2014 Winter Olympics
| Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | |
| Men's slopestyle | 62.25 | 86.75 | 86.75 | 4 QF | Bye | 85.50 | 46.50 | 85.50 | 6th | |||
- International Results
| Year | Event | Discipline | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Burton New Zealand Open, Cardrona Alpine Resort | Slopestyle | 10 |
| 2010 | FIS World Cup Big Air, London | Big Air | 7 |
| 2011 | Burn River Jump, Livigno | Big Air | 4 |
| 2011 | Burn River Jump, Livigno | Slopestyle | 3 |
| 2011 | Burton US Open, Stratton Mountain, Vermont | Slopestyle | 4 |
| 2011 | Relentless Big Air, Stuttgart | Big Air | 7 |
| 2012 | The Brits, LAAX | Slopestyle | 1 |
| 2013 | World Snowboard Championships, Stoneham, Quebec | Slopestyle | 14 |
| 2013 | World Cup, Spindleruv Mlyn | Slopestyle | 15 |
| 2013 | World Cup, Copper Mountain, Colorado | Slopestyle | 17 |
| 2014 | World Cup, Stoneham, Quebec | Slopestyle | 6 |
| 2016 | World Cup, Peyonchang | Slopestyle | 12 |
| 2016 | TTR Spring Battle, Austria | Slopestyle | 4 |
| 2016 | World Cup, Spindleruv Mlyn | Slopestyle | 1 |