Jake Pates

{{Short description|American snowboarder (born 1998)}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = Jake Pates | honorific_suffix = | image =  | image_size =  | alt = | caption = | headercolor = | textcolor =  | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name =  | full_name =  | nickname = | nationality =  | national_team =  | ethnicity = | citizenship = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|7|30}}<ref name="teamusa">{{cite web|title=Jake Pates|url=https://www.teamusa.org/us-ski-and-snowboard/athletes/Jake-Pates|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205211303/http://www.teamusa.org/us-ski-and-snowboard/athletes/Jake-Pates|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 5, 2016|website=teamusa.org|publisher=United States Olympic Committee|accessdate=13 February 2018}}</ref> | birth_place = Boulder, Colorado, U.S.<ref name="teamusa"/> | death_date =  | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | years_active = | employer = | agent = | height = 5 ft 7 in<ref name="teamusa"/> | weight = 150 lb<ref name="teamusa"/> | spouse = | life_partner = | other_interests = | website =  | module =  | country = United States | sport = Snowboarding | position = | disability = | disability_class = | weight_class = | weight_class_type = | rank = | event = Halfpipe | event_type = | universityteam = | collegeteam = | league = | league_type = | club = Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club<ref name="teamusa"/> | team = | turnedpro = | turnedpro_type = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | module2 =  | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | commonwealth = | highestranking = | pb =  | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's snowboarding}} {{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Winter X Games}} {{MedalSilver|2020 Aspen|SuperPipe Session}} {{MedalCompetition|Laax Open}} {{MedalBronze|2019 Laax|Halfpipe}} {{MedalCompetition|Youth Olympic Games}} {{MedalGold|2016 Lillehammer|Halfpipe}} {{MedalGold|2016 Lillehammer|Slopestyle}} | medaltemplates-title = }} '''Jake''' '''Pates''' (born July 30, 1998) is an American snowboarder. He competed in the Halfpipe at the 2018 and 2026 Winter Olympics, finishing in 8th place both times.<ref name="skyhinews">{{cite web|last1=LaConte|first1=John|title=Eagle resident Jake Pates makes Olympic team|url=https://www.skyhinews.com/pyeongchang-2018-winter-olympics/eagle-resident-jake-pates-makes-olympic-team/|publisher=Sky-Hi News|accessdate=13 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="kdco">{{cite web|last1=Light|first1=Casey|title=Boulder-born snowboarder Jake Pates charging hard into 2018 Winter Olympics|url=https://milehighsports.com/boulder-snowboarder-jake-pates-2018-winter-olympics/|publisher=milehighsports.com|accessdate=13 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jake Pates |url=https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/jake-pates}}</ref> He won two gold medals at the 2016 Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer in the Halfpipe and Slopestyle competitions. His most recent World Championship experience was in 2019, finishing 28th in men's Halfpipe. In 2020, he won a silver medal at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado in the Superpipe Session contest.

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==External links== * {{FIS snowboarder}} * {{X Games profile|old_id=3968269}} * {{Team USA|new_id=jake-pates|old_id=PA/Jake-Pates}} * [https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/athlete-details/25545 Jake Pates] at Milano Cortina 2026 * {{Olympics.com|jake-pates}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats}} * {{Instagram}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pates, Jake}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:American male snowboarders Category:Sportspeople from Boulder, Colorado Category:Olympic snowboarders for the United States Category:Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Category:Snowboarders at the 2026 Winter Olympics Category:Snowboarders at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Category:Youth Olympic gold medalists for the United States Category:X Games competitors Category:21st-century American sportsmen