Jasmine Baird
Personal information
Nickname(s)Jas,Jazz
Born (1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 (age 24)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Websitehttps://www.instagram.com/jasmine.baird/
Sport
Country Canada
SportSnowboarding
Event(s)Big air
Slopestyle

Jasmine Baird (born 29 June 1999) is a Canadian snowboarder who competes internationally in the big air and slopestyle disciplines.[1][2] Baird was born in Mississauga, but was raised in Georgetown, Ontario.[2]

Career

At the start of the 2021–22 FIS Snowboard World Cup, Baird won the bronze medal in the big air event at the stop in Chur, Switzerland.[3]

On 19 January 2022, Baird was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team in the Slopestyle and Big Air events.[4][5][6][7]

Life

She was 18 months old when she started snowboarding at Beaver Valley Ski Club in Ontario. [8] At age 12, she started getting into slopestyle. She started competing competitively at age 15. She was very inspired by many people but in particular other female snowboarders.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Jasmine Baird". www.canadasnowboard.ca. Snowboard Canada. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Jasmine Baird". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Jasmine Baird tops Canadian snowboarders with big air bronze medal in Switzerland". www.cbc.ca. CBC Sports. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  4. ^ Nichols, Paula (19 January 2022). "19 snowboarders nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  5. ^ Dichter, Myles (19 January 2022). "'Strongest team in all of snowboarding': Canadian squad named for Beijing Olympics". www.cbc.ca. CBC Sports. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Toutant, McMorris, Parrot, Blouin return as Canada's Olympic snowboard team announced". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  7. ^ Garbutt, Herb (22 January 2022). "'Back where I needed to be': Georgetown snowboarder bounces back from injury to make Olympic team". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Beaver Valley Snow Parks". Beaver Valley. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Jasmine Baird".

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