Jake Vedder (born April 16, 1998) is an American

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 ...

who competes internationally in the

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, ...

discipline. He represented the United States at the

2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics (2022年冬季奥林匹克运动会), officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), was an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beij ...

Career

Vedder represented the United States at the

2016 Winter Youth Olympics The 2016 Winter Youth Olympics ( no, Olympiske vinterleker for ungdom 2016; nn, Olympiske vinterleikane for ungdom 2016), officially known as the II Winter Youth Olympic Games, took place in and around Lillehammer, Norway, between 12 February an ...

where he won a gold medal in the

event. He also competed at the 2019

FIS Snowboarding Junior World Championships FIS Snowboarding Junior World Championships are the Junior World Championships in snowboarding organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). Hosts Men's events Giant slalom Parallel giant slalom Parallel slalom Halfpipe Snowboard ...

and won a silver medal. He represented the United States at the

as an alternate in the

event, replacing an injured Alex Deibold, finishing in sixth place.

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1998 births Living people American male snowboarders Olympic snowboarders of the United States People from Pinckney, Michigan Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics 20th-century American people 21st-century American people {{US-snowboarding-bio-stub