Jayson Hale Explained

Jayson Hale
Birth Date:26 June 1985
Birth Place:Sierraville, California, U.S.
Country:United States
Sport:Snowboarding
Event:Backcountry
Team:U.S. Snowboarding
Turnedpro:2003
Olympics:2006
Show-Medals:yes

Jayson Hale (born June 26, 1985) is an American snowboarder.

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: January 28, 2012 . U.S. Sweeps Snowboardcross At X Games . U.S. Ski & Snowboard.
  2. Web site: ODonnell . Wes . January 23, 2012 . Winter X Games 2012 Results: Medal Tracker and Competition Highlights . Bleacher Report . en.
  3. Web site: April 26, 2018 . Snowboarder Hebert perserveres after tough year on world tour . Rocky Mountain Outlook . en.