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Jacob Sanchez
Jacob Sanchez (born 2007) is an American men's singles figure skater, Hudson Valley FSC, 2024 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, 2026 U.S. pewter medalist, and 2026 Worlds debutant.
Jacob Tullin Thams
Jacob Tullin Thams (Tulla), 1898-1954, Norwegian ski jumper and sailor; first Olympic ski jumping champion (Chamonix 1924), 1926 world champion, 1928 St. Moritz 73 m fall, 1936 Berlin sailing silver; second dual-season Olympic medalist after Eddie Eagan.
Jacqueline Lolling
Jacqueline Lölling-Pfeifer (née Lölling, 'Jacka', born 1995, Siegen), German skeleton racer; Youth Olympic gold 2012, Olympic silver 2018, two bronzes 2026, three world titles, retired September 2026.
Jake Burton Carpenter
Jake Burton Carpenter (1954–2019), born John Burton Carpenter, American entrepreneur who founded Burton Snowboards in a Vermont barn in 1977, refined the Snurfer into the modern snowboard, opened ski resorts to the sport, and built the world's largest snowboard company.
Jake Pates
Jake Pates (born 1998, Boulder, Colorado) is an American halfpipe snowboarder, double 2016 Youth Olympic gold medalist, first to land a double McTwist 1260 tail grab in competition, and two-time Olympian finishing eighth at PyeongChang 2018 and Milano Cortina 2026.
Jakko Jan Leeuwangh
Jakko Jan Leeuwangh, Dutch speed skater born 1972 in Alkmaar; 1998 Olympian (4th, 1000 m), 1500 m world record holder 2000-2001 (1:45.56, Calgary), double 1999 world single distances bronze medalist.
Jakub Janda
Jakub Janda is a Czech former ski jumper, born in 1978, who won the 2005–06 World Cup overall title and Four Hills Tournament and later served in the Czech Parliament.
Jamaica at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Jamaica at the 1988 Winter Olympics: Jamaica's Winter Games debut at Calgary, fielding two-man and four-man bobsleigh teams (Dudley Stokes, Devon Harris, Michael White, Chris Stokes); the four-man sled crashed on run three, inspiring the 1993 film Cool Runnings.
Jamaica national bobsleigh team
Jamaica national bobsleigh team, Jamaica Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, Olympic bobsleigh program founded 1987, debuted at Calgary 1988, inspired Cool Runnings, best finish 14th at Lillehammer 1994.
James Hagens
James Hagens (born 2006), American center from Hauppauge, New York; drafted 7th overall in 2025 by the Boston Bruins after Boston College and USNTDP; 2025 World Juniors gold, 2024 U-18 MVP.
Jamie Anderson (snowboarder)
Jamie Anderson (born 1990, South Lake Tahoe) is an American slopestyle and big air snowboarder, the most decorated woman in X Games history with 21 medals, and a two-time Olympic slopestyle gold medalist (2014, 2018) plus big air silver.
Jamie Salé
Jamie Salé (born 1977) is a Canadian pair figure skater who with David Pelletier won 2001 Worlds and co-gold at Salt Lake City 2002 after a judging scandal.
Jan Behrendt
Jan Behrendt (born 1967, Ilmenau) is a German doubles luge racer who with Stefan Krauße won Olympic gold in 1992 and 1998, silver 1988, bronze 1994, plus four world titles, retiring after Nagano 1998.
Jan Bols
Jan Bols (born 1944, Hoogeveen) is a Dutch allround speed skater, 1968 and 1972 Olympian, 1970 world record holder at 3000 m and big combination, and 1972 European and World bronze medalist; distinct from sprinter Jan Bos.
Jan Bos
Jan Bos (born 1975, Hierden, Netherlands), Dutch sprint speed skater; first Dutch World Sprint champion (1998), Olympic 1000 m silver 1998 and 2002, 1000 m world record 1:08.55 (1999); also track cycling team sprint at Athens 2004 with brother Theo Bos.
Jan Egil Storholt
Jan Egil Storholt is a Norwegian former speed skater who won 1,500 m gold at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck and set two world records in 1977.
Jan Ottosson
Jan Ottosson (born 1960, Högsäter), Swedish cross-country skier of Åsarna IK, nicknamed Dynamite Otto; double Olympic 4x10 km relay gold medalist (1984, 1988) and four-time Vasaloppet winner (1989, 1991, 1992, 1994).
Jang Sung Woo
Jang Sung Woo (장성우, 張誠祐), born 2002 in Daegu, is a South Korean short track speed skater for Korea University; 2020 Youth Olympic 1000 m champion and double gold medalist at the 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, distinct from the judoka Jang Sung-Ho.
Jani Soininen
Jani Soininen (born 1972, Jyväskylä) is a retired Finnish ski jumper, 1998 Nagano Olympic normal hill champion and large hill silver medalist, with World team golds in 1995 and 1997.
Janica Kostelić
Janica Kostelić, born 1982 in Zagreb, is a retired Croatian alpine skier with 4 Olympic golds, 2 silvers, 5 world titles, and 3 overall World Cup titles (2001, 2003, 2006); first Croatian Winter Olympic medalist.
Janine Flock
Janine Flock (born 1989, Hall in Tirol) is an Austrian skeleton racer, 2026 Olympic champion at Cortina d'Ampezzo, three-time overall World Cup winner (2014/15, 2020/21, 2024/25), and four-time European champion.
Janis Kipurs
Janis Kipurs (Jānis Ķipurs), born 1958 in Kurmene, is a Latvian bobsleigh pilot and coach; Olympic two-man gold and four-man bronze at Calgary 1988 for the USSR, 1989 world bronze, Albertville 1992 Latvian flagbearer, later coach of Swiss, US, French, and Canadian teams.
Janne Lahtela
Janne Lahtela (born 1974, Kemijärvi), Finnish freestyle moguls skier; 2002 Olympic champion and 1998 silver medalist, 1999 world champion, 23 World Cup wins; later head coach of Japanese and Finnish teams.
Janne Stefansson
Janne Stefansson (born 1935), Swedish cross-country skier, full name Janne Reidar Stefansson. Olympic gold in the 4x10 km relay at Innsbruck 1964; seven-time Vasaloppet winner (1962-69), second only to Nils Karlsson.
Japan Figure Skating Championships (全日本フィギュアスケート選手権)
Japan Figure Skating Championships (全日本フィギュアスケート選手権), or All-Japan Championships: JSF's annual December national title event for men's, ladies', pairs and ice dance, and the final selection meet for Japan's World and Olympic teams.
Jari Mantila
Jari Mantila (Jari Sakari Mantila, born 1971, Kotka) is a Finnish nordic combined athlete, Olympic team gold medalist 2002 and silver medalist 1998, with four World Championship medals and two World Cup wins.
Jari Puikkonen
Jari Puikkonen, nicknamed Janne, is a retired Finnish ski jumper who won one Olympic gold and two bronze medals from 1980 to 1988 and was 1981 ski flying world champion.
Jarl Magnus Riiber
Jarl Magnus Riiber (born 1997, Oslo), Norwegian Nordic combined athlete, most successful in the sport's history: 76 World Cup wins, five overall titles, 11 World Championship golds, Olympic team silver; retired 2025 with Crohn's disease.
Jasey Jay Anderson
Jasey Jay Anderson (born 1975, Montréal) is a Canadian alpine snowboarder, Olympic gold medallist in parallel giant slalom at Vancouver 2010, and the first Canadian to compete at six Winter Olympics, with four world titles and four Crystal Globes.
Jason Brown (figure skater)
Jason Brown, also known as Jason Lawrence Brown, is an American figure skater, the 2015 U.S. champion and a two-time Olympian (2014 and 2022) known for artistry over quadruple jumps.