Paige Jones

Paige Jones
Jones in 2023
Personal information
Born (2002-08-30) August 30, 2002
Park City, Utah, U.S.
Sport
SportSki jumping

Paige Jones (born August 30, 2002) is an American ski jumper.

Early life and education

Jones attends the University of North Dakota as a distance student majoring in Biomedical engineering.[1]

Career

Jones represented the United States at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.[2][3] At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021 she became the first woman to ever jump an Olympic large hill at a World Championships event.[4] She was named U.S. Ski and Snowboard's 2021 Ski Jumping Athlete of the Year.[5] She crashed at junior nationals in March 2021, which resulted in a broken fibula, torn deltoid ligament and a disrupted ankle joint. As a result, she failed to qualify for the 2022 Winter Olympics.[6]

In January 2026, she was selected to represent the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[7] During the normal hill event she finished in 23rd place.[8]

Personal life

In May 2025, Jones became engaged to Olympic luger, Sean Hollander. They met in Lake Placid, New York, where Hollander was training luge and Jones was competing in ski jumping nationals.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Two UND distance learners excel as athletes on world stage". und.edu. February 28, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  2. ^ Ramsey, Ben (September 16, 2019). "Paige Jones, already youngest member of U.S. ski jumping team, has eyes on 2020 Youth Winter Games". Park Record. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  3. ^ "Paige Jones". teamusa.com. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  4. ^ Farrell, Brendan (July 29, 2021). "Paige Jones focused on getting body ready for 2022". Park Record. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  5. ^ "2021 U.S. Ski & Snowboard Award Recipients" (PDF). teamusa.com. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  6. ^ Farrell, Brendan (December 23, 2021). "Back to 100% after breaking ankle, Park City ski jumper Paige Jones heads to Olympic trials". Park Record. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  7. ^ Roepke, Michelle (January 28, 2026). "Josie Johnson, Paige Jones, Kevin Bickner to ski jump in Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics". townlift.com. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  8. ^ Preece, Brian (February 7, 2026). "Team USA Has Difficult Day In Women's Ski Jumping". kslsports.com. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  9. ^ Sullivan, Corinne (February 9, 2026). "Meet the Power Couples Competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics Who Everyone Will Be Talking About". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  10. ^ Liddy, Kaetlyn (February 6, 2026). "Sean Hollander and Kelly Curtis are sliding into the Olympic spotlight and giving back along the way". NBColympics.com. Retrieved February 10, 2026.


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