Jason Lamy-Chappuis

About Jason Lamy-Chappuis

Jason Lamy-Chappuis (born September 9, 1986) is a Franco-American ski jumper and cross-country skier who has represented France in Nordic combined ski events between 2002 and 2015. Born in the United States, where he first began competing in skiing events, Chappuis moved with his family to France as a child. Prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics, he had seen success in a number of international competitions, including World Cup events. He won the gold medal in the 10km individual normal hill at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada after passing race leader Johnny Spillane in a dramatic sprint at the finish line. His final time was only .4 seconds faster than Spillane's, the closest finish in a Nordic combined race in Olympic history. Lamy-Chappuis, four times world champion and three times in a row winner of the overall classification of the Nordic Combined World Cup (2010, 2011, 2012) is a member of the Bois d'Amont ski club in the French department of Jura. He works for the French border patrol in addition to pursuing his athletic career.

Olympic Gold Medal:

With five wins and nine podiums, Lamy-Chappuis entered the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada as the World Cup leader in Nordic combined.On Sunday, February 14, Lamy-Chappuis won the Olympic gold medal in the 10km individual normal hill. His winning time was 25:47.1 and came after a frantic finish that involved a last-minute push on his part to beat American Johnny Spillane by .4 seconds. Spillane held the lead until Lamy-Chappuis' final sprint at the finish line eked out the win. It was the closest finish in Olympic Nordic combined history. Earlier in the day, he had finished fifth in the ski jump portion of the competition, one spot behind Spillane. Lamy-Chappuis said after the race that he "honestly didn't think [he] could get the gold medal" after seeing Spillane's lead following the last hill. He attributed his win to Spillane's decision to slow down while entering the stadium, leaving Lamy-Chappuis with the opportunity to glide faster in the final stretch.

The win made Lamy-Chappuis France's second gold medalist of the 2010 Winter Olympics, following Vincent Jay's gold medal earlier in the day in the men's 10 km biathlon sprint.Lamy-Chappuis told the American media that he felt significant pressure from the French media to win the gold medal due to his World Cup success and the belief in the French media that he was "the best chance of a medal for France."

Jason Lamy-Chappuis Achievements

Medal Records:

Olympic Games

• Gold medal – 2010 Winter Olympics10 km normal hill
  

World Championships

• Gold medal – 2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships10 km large hill
  
• Gold medal –2013 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships10 km normal hill
  
• Gold medal –2013 FIS Nordic World Ski ChampionshipsTeam normal hill
  
• Gold medal –2013 FIS Nordic World Ski ChampionshipsTeam sprint
  
• Gold medal –2015 FIS Nordic World Ski ChampionshipsTeam sprint
  
• Bronze medal –2009 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships10 km mass start
  
• Bronze medal –2009 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships10 km large hill
  
• Bronze medal –2013 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships10 km large hill
  
• Bronze medal –2015 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships10 km individual normal hill
  
• Bronze medal –2015 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships4 x 5 km team