EP025 - Australian Winter Olympic Athlete - Jarryd Hughes

Today's episode is with Winter Olympic silver medalist, World Cup gold medalist and FIS World Champion SBX athlete, Jarryd Hughes.

As a 17-year-old Jarryd Hughes his World Cup debut in February 2012 in Stoneham, Canada, finishing an impressive seventh and in the following month made his mark again by winning silver at the 2012 Junior World Championships in Sierra Nevada, Spain.

After missing the 2013 Australian domestic winter season, Hughes bounced back big time onto the World Cup circuit finishing 8th in the 2013/14 season opener and going on to win his first World Cup gold at Lake Louise in Canada.

Competing at his first Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Hughes was ranked number two in the World on the FIS World Cup Rankings. Hughes had to settle for 17th place after exiting the event in the second round.

Then, the highlight of his career comping in the 2015/2016 season - winning gold at the X-Games in Aspen, USA.

In December 2017 Hughes claimed his second podium gold at Montafon, Austria.

In 2018, Hughes lined up for his second Olympic Games at PyeongChang in what proved to be a historic event, as the 22-year-old claimed the silver medal in a hotly contested men’s snowboard cross final.

Leading into an Olympic year, the 2021-2022 season was a frustrating year for the Snowboard Cross athletes with many events either cancelled or rescheduled. The highlight was teaming up with Belle Brockhoff to win Australia's first ever gold medal in the team event at the 2021 World Championships in Idre Fjäll, Sweden. The team event made its debut at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

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Where Jarryd's individual and team results weren't in alignment with what he'd prepared for - what his illustrious career highlights to me to someone that is tenaciously dedicated to personal and professional betterment. Not only is he constantly pursuing his own goals, Jarryd is consistently on the mountain supporting the journey and success of other athletes - an attribute which speaks volumes about him as both an athlete and a human being and in this episode, he digs deep into his process, and how he prepares to be and give his all everyday.

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