Jayson Hale

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

Jayson Hale

Personal information
Born	(1985-06-26) June 26, 1985 (age 39) Sierraville, California, U.S.
Website	www.jaysonhale.com
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Snowboarding
Event	Backcountry
Team	U.S. Snowboarding
Turned pro	2003
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2006
Medal record Men's snowboarding Representing the  United States Winter X Games 2006 Aspen Snowboard X 2012 Aspen Snowboard X World Championships 2005 Snowboard X World Cup 2006 Kronplaz, Italy Snowboard X Arctic Man Snowboard 2011 Summit, Alaska Snowmobile/Snowboarding Team Race 2012 Summit, Alaska Snowmobile/Snowboarding Team Race 2013 Summit, Alaska Snowmobile/Snowboarding Team Race World FreeRide Championships 2013 Thompson Pass, Alaska Backcountry

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.

References

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

External links

• Jayson Hale at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Jayson Hale at the X Games (archived)