| Jamie Nicholls | |
| Birth Date: | 21 July 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Bradford, England |
| Weight: | 148lb |
| Country: | Great Britain |
| Sport: | Snowboarding |
| Olympics: | 2014 |
Jamie Nicholls (born 21 July 1993) is a British snowboarder who competes in slopestyle.
Nicholls was born in Bradford. He qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. On 6 February 2014 in the qualification event Nicholls finished the fourth in his heat and qualified directly for the final.[1] He finished 6th in the men's slopestyle final at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[2]
He 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 rankings for the season.[3]
He has won three medals at FIS World Cup.
| Year | Event | Discipline | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Burton New Zealand Open, Cardrona Alpine Resort | Slopestyle | 10 | |
| 2010 | FIS World Cup Big Air, London, England | Big Air | 7 | |
| 2011 | Burn River Jump, Livigno, ITA | Big Air | 4 | |
| 2011 | Burn River Jump, Livigno, ITA | Slopestyle | 3 | |
| 2011 | Burton US Open, Stratton Mtn | Slopestyle | 4 | |
| 2011 | Relentless Big Air, Stuttgart | Big Air | 7 | |
| 2012 | The Brits, LAAX | Slopestyle | 1 | |
| 2013 | World Snowboard Championships, Stoneham | Slopestyle | 14 | |
| 2013 | World Cup, Spindleruv Mlyn | Slopestyle | 15 | |
| 2013 | World Cup, Copper Mountain | Slopestyle | 17 | |
| 2014 | World Cup, Stoneham | Slopestyle | 6 | |
| 2016 | World Cup, Peyonchang, South Korea | Slopestyle | 12 | |
| 2016 | TTR Spring Battle, Austria | Slopestyle | 4th | |
| 2016 | World cup, Spindleruv Mlyn | Slopestyle | 1st |
In a 2011 interview with British snowboarding magazine Whitelines, Nicholls confirmed that his favourite resort is Mayerhoffen, his favourite colour is blue, and his favourite spread is Nutella.[4]
He is the cousin of snowboarder Katie Ormerod.[5]