Winter and ice sports

Jimmy Foster

Jimmy Foster (James John Foster, 1905–1969) was a Scottish-born Canadian goaltender who led Great Britain to its only Olympic ice hockey gold at the 1936 Winter Olympics.

Jin Seon Yu (진선유, 陳善有, Jin Sun-yu), South Korean short track speed skater born 1988 in Daegu; won three golds at the 2006 Turin Olympics (1,000 m, 1,500 m, 3,000 m relay), first Korean woman to sweep three Winter Olympic golds; retired 2011, now a Dankook University coach.

Jin Yang

Jin Yang (金杨), Chinese pair figure skater born 1994 in Harbin; 2012 Youth Olympic pairs champion with Yu Xiaoyu, two-time Olympian with Peng Cheng (17th in 2018, 5th in 2022). Distinct from Korean shooter Jiin Yang and other namesakes.

Jiri Raska

Jiri Raska (Jiří Raška, 1941–2012), Czech ski jumper for Czechoslovakia; first Czechoslovak Winter Olympic champion, winning normal hill gold and large hill silver at Grenoble 1968; Four Hills winner 1971.

Jo Hae Ri

Jo Hae-Ri (조해리, 趙海利; also romanized Cho Ha-Ri), born 1986 in Seoul, is a South Korean short track speed skater: two Olympics (2010, 2014), 3000 m relay gold at Sochi 2014, 2011 world allround champion, later SBS commentator.

Jochem Uytdehaage

Jochem Uytdehaage, Dutch long-track speed skater (born 1976, Utrecht), double Olympic champion at Salt Lake City 2002 in 5,000 m and 10,000 m with world records, first under 13 minutes on the 10,000 m, plus 1,500 m silver; later founded Sporttop.

Jochen Babock

Jochen Babock (born 1953, Erfurt), East German bobsledder, ASK Vorwärts Oberhof pusher; four-man gold at 1976 Innsbruck with Nehmer, Germeshausen, Lehmann; 1979 European champion; later Munich Olympic Training Center coach.

Jochen Pietzsch

Jochen Pietzsch (born 1963, Halle/Saale), East German doubles luger with Jörg Hoffmann: 1984 Sarajevo bronze, 1988 Calgary Olympic gold, world titles 1983, 1985, 1987, 1990 team.

Joey Cheek

Joey Cheek (William Joseph N. Cheek, born 1979), American speed skater: 2002 Olympic 1,000 m bronze; 2006 Turin 500 m gold and 1,000 m silver; donated prize money to Right to Play; founded Team Darfur; now Launch Greensboro executive and NBC analyst.

Joey Mantia

Joey Mantia (born 1986, Ocala, Florida) is an American long track speed skater and former inline champion with 28 world inline titles; three-time Olympian and 2022 Olympic team pursuit bronze medalist.

Johan Grøttumsbraaten

Johan Grøttumsbraaten (Grøttumsbråten), Norwegian skier 1899–1983, Nordic combined and cross-country specialist; three Olympic golds (1928 18 km and combined, 1932 combined), six Olympic medals, world champion 1926 and 1931, XU resistance courier chief.

Johan Olsson

Johan Olsson (born 1980, Skultuna) is a retired Swedish cross-country skier with six Olympic medals including 4x10 km relay golds at Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014, and eight World Championship medals including 50 km gold 2013 and 15 km gold 2015.

Johann Olav Koss

Johann Olav Koss, Norwegian speed skater (born 1968, Drammen), won four Olympic golds including 1,500/5,000/10,000 m with world records at Lillehammer 1994, then founded Right To Play.

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo is a Norwegian cross-country skier, born in Oslo in 1996, with a record 11 Olympic gold medals, including all six men's events at Milano Cortina 2026.

Johannes Lochner

Johannes Lochner is a retired German bobsleigh pilot, born in 1990, who won gold in the two-man and four-man at the 2026 Olympics and retired a five-time world champion.

Johannes Ludwig

Johannes Ludwig (born 1986, Suhl, Germany) is a retired German luger, 2022 Olympic men's singles champion and three-time Olympic gold medalist, 2021/22 overall World Cup winner; retired May 2022.

Johannes Rydzek

Johannes Rydzek, German nordic combined skier born 1991 in Oberstdorf, double Olympic champion (Pyeongchang 2018), seven-time world champion, 26 World Cup wins; retired March 2026 at Holmenkollen.

Johannes Thingnes Bø

Johannes Thingnes Bø (born 1993), Norwegian biathlete, brother of Tarjei Bø; five Olympic golds, 22 world titles, five World Cup overall globes; retired March 2025 at Holmenkollen.

John Currie

John Currie (John Fletcher Currie), Canadian cross-country skier of the Ottawa Ski Club who finished 40th in the men's 18 km at the 1932 Lake Placid Winter Olympics; later a gold-mine engineer and Beechwood Cemetery manager; distinct from figure skater John Curry.

John Curry

John Curry (1949–1994), English figure skater; 1976 Innsbruck Olympic, European, and World champion; first British man to win Olympic skating gold; founded the John Curry Theatre of Skating, fusing skating with ballet.

John Emery

John Emery (1932–2022), Canadian bobsledder and plastic surgeon; with brother Vic, Peter Kirby, and Doug Anakin won four-man bobsleigh gold at Innsbruck 1964, Canada's only gold there.

John Mayasich

John Mayasich (born 22 May 1933, Eveleth, Minnesota), American amateur ice hockey player; silver 1956 and gold 1960 Olympics; Minnesota career records of 144 goals and 298 points; U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame 1976.

John Tortorella

Jonathan "John" Tortorella is an American professional ice hockey coach who coached for 24 seasons, winning the Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004.

Johnny Hoglin

Johnny Hoglin (Hans Johnny Höglin, born 1943) is a Swedish speed skater, surprise 10,000 m Olympic champion at Grenoble 1968 in 15:23.6, beating favorite Fred Anton Maier by 0.3 seconds; also competed at Sapporo 1972.

Johnny Weir

Johnny Weir, also known as John Garvin Weir, is an American retired figure skater who won three U.S. titles, the 2008 World bronze medal, and competed at two Olympics.

Joji Kato

Joji Kato (加藤条治), Japanese speed skater born 1985 in Yamagata, 500 m specialist; 2010 Vancouver Olympic bronze medalist and 34.30 world record holder 2005-2007; competed in four Winter Games 2006-2018, retired 2022.

Jon Olsson

Jon Olsson, born 1982 in Mora, Sweden, is a former professional freeskier, 2008 Winter X Games Big Air gold medalist, inventor of the Kangaroo Flip and DJ Flip, JOI founder, Douchebags co-founder, and YouTuber with 1.5M subscribers.

Jon Owen

Jon Owen (Jonathan Douglas Owen, born 1963, Berlin, New Hampshire) is an American luger who placed 23rd in men's singles at the 1988 Calgary Olympics, first slid the Park City 2002 Olympic track, and later coached for USA Luge.

Jonathan Guilmette

Jonathan Guilmette (born 1978, Montréal) is a Canadian short track speed skater, 2002 Olympic 5,000m relay gold and 500m silver medallist, 2006 relay silver, world relay champion 2006, later a coach.