Additional Information
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|
| FIS World Championships |
| 14 | Slopestyle | 2013 | Stoneham, QC, CAN |
| World Snowboarding Championships |
| 29 | Slopestyle | 2012 | Oslo, NOR |
| FIS World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
| Season | BA | AFU | BA/SBS |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | - | 34 | - |
| 2012/2013 | - | 88 | - |
| 2011/2012 | 17 | 43 | - |
| 2010/2011 | - | 77 | 33 |
| Best performance per season in FIS World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
| Season | BA | SBS |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | - | 1 x 6th |
| 2012/2013 | - | 1 x 15th |
| 2011/2012 | 1 x 4th | - |
| 2010/2011 | 1 x 7th | - |
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|
| Ten best FIS World Cup performances in current season |
| 6 | Slopestyle | 2013/2014 | Stoneham, QC, CAN |
| 17 | Slopestyle | 2013/2014 | Copper Mountain, CO, USA |
LegendALL-Overall, PGS-Parallel Giant Slalom, PS-Parallel Slalom, PAR-Parallel Overall, SBX-Snowboard Cross, ASP-Parallel and Snowboard Cross overall ranking, HP-Halfpipe, BA-Big Air, SBS-Slopestyle, AFU-Freestyle overall ranking, BA/SBS-Big Air and Slopestyle overall ranking, DNS-Did not start, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
- Hobbies: Rock climbing, skateboarding, surfing, football, drawing. (worldsnowboardtour.com, 16 Jan 2014; jamienichollsuk.com, 23 Nov 2011)
- Languages Spoken: English
- Position Style: Goofy (whitelines.com, 19 Jan 2014)
- Occupation: Athlete
- Coach: Hamish McKnight [national] (GBR) (teambss.org.uk, 20 Jan 2014; whitelines.com, 14 Nov 2013)
- Sporting Relatives: His cousin is British professional snowboarder Katie Ormerod. (blirt-magazine.com, 11 Sep 2013)
Additional Information
Start of sporting careerHe began snowboarding at age eight at the Halifax Ski and Snowboard Centre in England. (jamienichollsuk.com, 22 Jan 2014)
Reason for taking up this sportHe became passionate about the sport quickly, and would often go snowboarding five days a week as a boy. "I did put a lot of work in and that definitely helped me become the rider I am today. The first time I went into the mountains was a special experience. Also, just riding powder and hitting jumps makes me feel truly alive." (mensfitness.co.uk, 11 Oct 2012; redbull.com, 20 Jan 2010; snowboardclub.co.uk, 24 Apr 2008)
Most memorable sporting achievementWinning the 2011 Burton Rail Days event in Tokyo, Japan. (worldsnowboardtour.com, 16 Jan 2014)
HeroUS snowboarders Travis Rice and Jake Blauvelt, Swiss snowboarder Nicolas Muller. (worldsnowboardtour.com, 16 Jan 2014)
Most influential person in careerOther snowboarders at the Halifax Ski and Snowboard Centre in England when he was growing up. (whitelines.com, 06 Jul 2011)
Sporting philosophy / motto"Life is about having fun and having a blast with good friends." (redbull.com, 20 Jan 2010)
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