Jasmine Campbell Explained
Jasmine Campbell (born 1991 in Saint John[1] [2]) is an alpine skier from the Virgin Islands. She competed in the Virgin Islands at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the slalom and giant slalom.[3] [4] When Campbell was nine she moved from the Virgin Islands to her current place of residence Hailey, Idaho. Her father John also competed for the islands in alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France[2] and her mother Jennifer Lyons would have participated in the 1992 Olympic Games, but she renounced a short time after her pregnancy with Jasmine.[5] She was the flag bearer for the U.S. Virgin Islands in the 2014 Winter Olympics[6]
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Notes and References
- http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=AL&competitorid=125275 FIS Biography
- http://boisestatepublicradio.org/post/idaho-olympians-meet-slalom-skier-jasmine-campbell Idaho Olympians: Meet Slalom Skier Jasmine Campbell
- Web site: Jasmine Cambpell Nominated to Represent the U.S. Virgin Islands at 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games . 21 January 2014 . virginislandsolympics.org/ . Virgin Islands Olympic Committee . 24 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140203015228/http://www.virginislandsolympics.org/20140121110/winter/jasmine-cambpell-nominated-to-represent-the-u-s-virgin-islands-at-2014-sochi-winter-olympic-games.php . 3 February 2014 .
- Web site: How Tropical Countries Get To The Winter Olympics . Banse . Tom. 17 January 2014 . hereandnow.wbur.org/ . 17 January 2014.
- http://virginislandsdailynews.com/sports/campbell-to-ski-for-v-i-1.1626293 Campbell to ski for V.I
- Web site: Snyder. Brian. Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony in Sochi. The Boston Globe. 27 February 2014.
