Scotty James

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Scott James
Personal information
Nickname(s)SJ
NationalityAustralian
Born (1994-07-06) 6 July 1994 (age 27)
Warrandyte, Victoria, Australia
EducationSouthwood Boys Grammar[1]
OccupationProfessional snowboarder
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Websitescottyjames.com.au
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportSnowboarding
Rank1st HP (according to FIS)
Event(s)Half Pipe, Slopestyle
Coached byTim James
Abe Teter[3]
Medal record
Men's snowboarding
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang Halfpipe
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kreischberg Halfpipe
Gold medal – first place 2017 Sierra Nevada Halfpipe
Gold medal – first place 2019 Utah Halfpipe
Silver medal – second place 2021 Aspen Halfpipe
Winter X Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Aspen SuperPipe
Gold medal – first place 2019 Aspen SuperPipe
Gold medal – first place 2020 Aspen SuperPipe
Silver medal – second place 2018 Aspen SuperPipe
Silver medal – second place 2021 Aspen SuperPipe
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Aspen SuperPipe
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Aspen Dual slalom

Scott James (born 6 July 1994) is an Australian snowboarder. He was the flag bearer for Australia at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in halfpipe. Scotty is 1st in cup standings (according to FIS).[4] Scotty grew up in Warrandyte, Victoria and is a keen golfer and skateboarder.

Personal life[]

James is currently engaged to singer-songwriter Chloe Stroll.[5]

Career[]

James first competed on the international circuit as a 16-year-old at the 2010 Europa Cup in Saas Fee, Switzerland. Throughout his first two World Cup seasons, concluding 1 July 2012, he has proven himself an up-and-coming star of the halfpipe, with consistently improving results. A 23rd place in the 2009–10 FIS Snowboard World Cup in Kreischberg, Austria.

When teammate Nate Johnstone was ruled out of the Games with an ankle injury, James went to the World Cup in Stoneham, Canada, to try to achieve the top-19 result that would make him eligible to replace Johnstone. He pulled off his best result to date, a 15th, which secured him a place in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. At the age of 15, James was Australia's youngest male Olympian in 50 years and the youngest male competitor at the Vancouver Games.[6]

James's first snowboard was not actually made for snowboarding—it was a display board in a shop in Vancouver. James and his father had trouble finding a board small enough for him so they bought the display board, for $10.[7]

James won the bronze medal in the men's half pipe competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, behind Shaun White of the United States' gold medal in the event and Ayumu Hirano of Japan's silver.[8]

Awards[]

  • 2020 – 1st Place in LAAX Men's Halfpipe
  • 2019 – Australian Institute of Sport Male Athlete of the Year[9]
  • 2019 – Gold Medal in X Games Men's SuperPipe
  • 2019 – 1st Place in LAAX Men's Halfpipe
  • 2018 – 1st Place in U.S. Grand Prix of Snowboarding
  • 2018 – 1st Place in Dew Tour Breckenridge
  • 2017 –[10]
  • 2015 – Australian Snowsports Athlete of the Year[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Scotty James".
  2. ^ "Scotty James". sochi2014.olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Scotty James named Australian Flag Bearer". The Australian. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  5. ^ Patterson, Charmaine (1 December 2021). "Pro Snowboarder Scotty James Is Engaged to F1 Heiress Chloe Stroll: 'Forever'". People.
  6. ^ Britteny Cox and Scott James prove size is no barrier at Winter Olympics
  7. ^ "Red Bull Media House Webhosting".
  8. ^ https://mobile.twitter.com/abcgrandstand?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor[bare URL]
  9. ^ "Barty Party continues at the AIS Awards". Sport Australia. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Matildas and Kerr Australia's fan favourites at AIS awards". Australian Sports Commission website. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Peel and James crowned Snowsports Athlete of the Year". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 June 2019.

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