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 men's slopestyle qualification event, he placed fourth in his heat and progressed directly to the final. Two days later, he finished sixth in the final.
Nicholls 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 ranking for the season. During the 2016-17 season, he finished on the podium at two events and was runner-up in overall ranking.
He has won three medals at FIS World Cup.
Competitive history 2014 Winter Olympics
EventQualificationSemifinalFinalRun 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2BestRankMen's slopestyle62.2586.7586.754 QFcolspan=4 85.5046.5085.506th
International Results
YearEventDisciplineFinish2010Burton New Zealand Open, Cardrona Alpine ResortSlopestyle102010FIS World Cup Big Air, LondonBig Air72011Burn River Jump, LivignoBig Air42011Burn River Jump, LivignoSlopestyle32011Burton US Open, Stratton Mountain, VermontSlopestyle42011Relentless Big Air, StuttgartBig Air72012The Brits, LAAXSlopestyle12013World Snowboard Championships, Stoneham, QuebecSlopestyle142013World Cup, Spindleruv MlynSlopestyle152013World Cup, Copper Mountain, ColoradoSlopestyle172014World Cup, Stoneham, QuebecSlopestyle62016World Cup, PeyonchangSlopestyle122016TTR Spring Battle, Austria Slopestyle42016World Cup, Spindleruv MlynSlopestyle1
Personal life He is the cousin of snowboarder Katie Ormerod.
References
External links
Nicholls Sochi profile