Jamie Anderson is an American snowboarder who won a gold medal in the Slopestyle event at both the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics. Also, the snowboarder received gold medals in Slopestyle at the Winter X Games in 2007, 2008, 2012, and 2013.
In total, she has eleven medals, including 4 gold, 5 silver, and 2 bronze.
Jamie Anderson was born on 13th of September 1990, in South Lake Tahoe, California. Her birth sign is Virgo. By nationality, Anderson is an American and is of white ethnicity.
Anderson was raised alongside his seven siblings by her mother, Lauren Anderson, and father, Joey Anderson. At her nine, she snowboarded for the first time and immediately fell in love with the sports. More, she was homeschooled at Visions In Education, letting her spend almost every day on the mountains.
Jamie Anderson is a wealthy snowboarder with an estimated net worth of $4 million. Her major source of income is her professional career. Apart, she also earns tremendous sum through endorsement deals and sponsorship.
Not to mention, her new shiny gold medal is definitely going to add to her net worth.
In 2004, Jamie Anderson started snowboarding professionally making her debut at Winter X Games. The following year she kissed the bronze medal, becoming the youngest female medalist in the competition at age of fifteen.
Further, she started off the 2006-07 season winning a TTR 6Star Burton Open Snowboarding Championship slopestyle, as well as the Roxy Chicken Jam emporium, the quarterpipe event, the Billabong Slopestyle Jam and the Abominable Snowman.
Similarly, the following season she took home the Women’s Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour Champion title.
Anderson finished 2008-09 season in 3rd place on the Swatch TTR Tour due to injury and 2009-10 season in world No. 5 on the Swatch TTR World Tour as well as being the No.1 spot on the Swatch TTR World Tour.
Moreover, she got the international recognition after she won the gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Being the recipient of 2018 Olympic gold medal, Anderson became the very first female snowboarder to win more than one Olympic gold medal. Silje Norendal was placed fourth in the event.
However, Anderson was placed behind Anna Gasser in the women's snowboard big air.
In 2015, Jamie Anderson made her TV debut on the seventh season of “Celebrity Apprentice”. She was dismissed in the 4th episode.
Anderson also appeared on the 36th season of “Dancing with the Stars” where she was partnered with professional dancer Artem Chigvintsev.
Jamie Anderson, 27, is romantically linked with Tyler Nicholson, 22, a snowboarder. Going deep into their relationship, the snowboarder couple were friends for two years. At first, she was surprised by the age gap but they stayed in touch and eventually their relationship bloomed and began to date.
In an interview with NBC, Anderson told that “He is very supportive and he is a big part of my life," she said. "We push and train with each other. Makes it that much more fun."
