Jasmine Campbell
Jasmine Campbell (born 1991 in Saint John[1][2]) is an alpine skier from the Virgin Islands. She competed in the Virgin Islands at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the slalom and giant slalom.[3][4] When Campbell was nine she moved from the Virgin Islands to her current place of residence Hailey, Idaho. Her father John also competed for the islands in alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France[2] and her mother Jennifer Lyons would have participated in the 1992 Olympic Games, but she renounced a short time after her pregnancy with Jasmine.[5] She was the flag bearer for the U.S. Virgin Islands in the 2014 Winter Olympics[6]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1991 (age 31–32) Saint John, Virgin Islands |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States Virgin Islands |
| Sport | Alpine skiing |
References
- FIS Biography
- Idaho Olympians: Meet Slalom Skier Jasmine Campbell
- "Jasmine Cambpell Nominated to Represent the U.S. Virgin Islands at 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games". virginislandsolympics.org/. Virgin Islands Olympic Committee. 21 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- Banse, Tom (17 January 2014). "How Tropical Countries Get To The Winter Olympics". hereandnow.wbur.org/. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- Campbell to ski for V.I Archived 2014-02-25 at archive.today
- Snyder, Brian. "Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony in Sochi". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
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