JJ Thomas from Pro Snowboarder to Coaching the US Snowboarding Halfpipe Team

JJ Thomas is a former pro snowboarder, Olympic bronze medalist and the US Snowboarding Halfpipe Team Coach. JJ started his career as a professional snowboarder and at 15 was the youngest ever sponsored pro rider. He went on to represent the US in snowboarding taking a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics. After the Games he focused on freeriding and film parts to then return to competition a few years later.

An accident lead him to think about his next career move. Pro rider Louie Vito asked JJ to coach him and the rest is history. He went on to be the private coach for Shaun White helping him win his 3rd Olympic Gold Medal in Halfpipe. After 10 years in coaching JJ is preparing the US snowboarding team for Winter Games Beijing 2022.

Tune in to find out how JJ transitioned from being a pro athlete to a coach, what he learnt from training the best snowboarders in the world, how to stay motivated and so much more!

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