Jayson Hale
American snowboarder (born 1985)
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Jayson Hale (born June 26, 1985) is an American snowboarder.
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| Born | June 26, 1985 Sierraville, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Snowboarding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Backcountry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | U.S. Snowboarding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Athletic career
He is a two-time Winter X Games bronze medalist (2006,[1] 2012[2]) in snowboard cross. Hale has been a member of the American snowboarding team since (2003) when snowboard cross was officially made an Olympic sport. He was the youngest contender in the sport for some time and is joined by only Seth Wescott and Nate Holland as the remaining original U.S. SBX team members.
In addition to his achievements in both the FIS World Cup Circuit and the Winter X Games, Hale is an Olympic Athlete[3] who joined the US Olympic team in 2006 in Turin, Italy. In 2013 Hale started to compete in Backcountry Snowboarding. He placed 3rd in the World FreeRide Championship his first time entering.
