Jake Holden (born September 25, 1987) is a Canadian

snowboarder Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympi ...

. He competed primarily in

snowboard cross Snowboard cross, also known as boardercross, is a snowboard competition in which four to six competitors race down a course. Snowboard cross courses are typically quite narrow and include cambered turns, various types of jumps, berms, rollers, ...

. Holden represented Canada in this event at the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

in Sochi, placing fourth in his heat. Jake retired after the 2014 Olympics due to lingering injuries. In 2018 Jake was named assistant coach to the Canadian National Snowboardcross Team, he now shares head coaching duties with former 2010 Olympic gold medalist Maelle Ricker . In the off-season Jake runs his own business specializing in European stone work.

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1987 births Living people Canadian male snowboarders Sportspeople from British Columbia Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic snowboarders of Canada {{Canada-snowboarding-bio-stub