Jarret Thomas
Jarret John "JJ" Thomas (born April 6, 1981) is an American snowboarder who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics and took bronze in the men's halfpipe competition. Along with Ross Powers and Danny Kass, the trio completed the first sweep for the United States since 1956.
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| Born | April 6, 1981[1] Golden, Colorado | |||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 158 lb (72 kg)[1] | |||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Snowboarding | |||||||||||||
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He lives in Encinitas, California with his girlfriend Olivia Emily. JJ has one son from a previous marriage. He also loves his favorite cousin, Tanner Tatro, who lives in Denver, Colorado.
He became an Olympic gold medal winning snowboard coach when Shaun White was awarded the honor in 2018.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "JJ Thomas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- FIS-Ski.com - FIS Competition Results
- J.J. Thomas - X Games at ESPN at the Wayback Machine (archived March 4, 2014)
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