As far as parallel slalom athletes go Jasey Jay Anderson has to be considered one of the best. This Canadian snowboarder has been there, done that, in the slalom snowboarding world and leaves behind quite the legacy.
But that doesn’t mean he’s stopped just yet. Still competing with the best at 39 is quite a feat and quite an inspiration. Anderson not only competes in the parallel giant slalom and parallel slalom, he is also a great snowboardcross athlete.
| QUICK FACTS |
| Age: 39 |
| Stance: Goofy |
| Nationality: CAN |
| Height: 178cm (5’10”) |
| Disciplines: Parallel Giant Slalom, Parallel Slalom & snowboardcross |
| Home Turf: Mont-Tremblant, QC |
FIS World Cups
Not only is Anderson still competing, he is still getting results. In his most recent world cup event he finished 3rd in the Parallel Giant Slalom in Carezza, Italy on December 16, 2014 (just 2 weeks prior to time of writing).
Over the years his world cup results have been impressive.
He has competed in World Cups since 1996 (that’s 18 years of competing at the highest level). And in that time he has managed:
- 96 Parallel Giant Slalom (GS) races at world cups and finished in the top 10 in 53 of those races (55%) ,and the top 3 in 28 of those races (29%) – so almost 1 in 3 parallel GS world cup events he entered he finished in the top 3! And of those he won 10 of them!
- 53 Parallel Slalom events at world cups and finished in top 10 in 23 of those (43%), and top 3 in 7 of those but never managed a first place.
- 59 Snowboardcross world cup events, finished top 10 in 37 (63%!) and top 3 in 19 (32%) – 1 in three! And won 15 of those! That’s 25% – that’s 1 in every 4 world cup snowboardercross events he has entered he has won!
| Events Entered | Wins | Top 3’s | Top 10’s | |
| Parallel GS | 96 | 10 (10%) | 28 (29%) | 53 (55%) |
| Parallel Slalom | 53 | 0 (0%) | 7 (13%) | 23 (43%) |
| Snowboardcross | 59 | 15 (25%) | 19 (32%) | 37 (63%) |
FIS Snowboard World Championships
Anderson has competed in 7 World Snowboard Championships and has 4 Gold medals. He won double Gold in Whistler in the 2005 world championships.
| Year | Location | Parallel Slalom | Parallel GS | Giant Slalom | Snowboardcross |
| 1999 | Berchtesgaden, Germany | 25th | 11th | 12th | – |
| 2001 | Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | 5th | – | GOLD | – |
| 2003 | Kreischberg, Austria | 12th | 23rd | – | 16th |
| 2005 | Whistler, Canada | GOLD | GOLD | – | 10th |
| 2007 | Arosa, Switzerland | 16th | 17th | – | 26th |
| 2009 | Gangwon, South Korea | 6th | GOLD | – | – |
| 2011 | La Molina, Spain | – | – | – | – |
| 2013 | Stoneham, Canada | 12th | 20th | – | – |
Winter Olympics
Anderson has competed in 5 Olympic Games. That’s right, 5! He first competed at the 1998 Olympics in Japan and last competed at the 2014 Olympics in Russia. His crowning glory? Gold in the Vancouver Olympics undoubtedly.
His efforts at the Olympics up until that Gold in 2010 (bar a 5th place in Snowboard Cross in 2006) had been unremarkable by his lofty standards but I’m sure none of that mattered when he finally bagged that Gold Medal.
What’s even more remarkable about that Gold medal is that Anderson was 34 at the time. Just goes to show his determination and longevity in the sport.
| Year | Location | Parallel Slalom | Parallel GS | Giant Slalom | Snowboardcross |
| 1998 | Mt. Yakebitai Japan | – | – | 16th | – |
| 2002 | Park City, USA | – | 29th | – | – |
| 2006 | Bardonecchia, Italy | – | 20th | – | 5th |
| 2010 | Cypress, Canada | – | GOLD | – | – |
| 2014 | Rosa Khutor, Russia | 15th | 14th | – | – |
What Does the Future Hold?
How long can he keep going? Who knows! It will be interesting to see if he stays involved in the sport in a coaching, or other capacity. It is likely the case as he is already in involved in coaching. You can find out more of what he’s up to on his website
Photo Credit
By LG (LG Snowboard FIS World Cup Uploaded by daryona) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
