Jason Lamy-Chappuis (born 9 September 1986 in Missoula, Montana) is a Franco-American former ski jumper and cross-country skier who represented France in Nordic combined between 2002 and 2015, and again in the 2017 to 2018 season. Born to a French father and an American mother, he lived in the United States until the age of five before his family moved to France. He won the gold medal in the 10 km individual normal hill event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver after passing race leader Johnny Spillane in a sprint finish, winning by 0.4 seconds, the closest finish in Olympic Nordic combined history. He was five times a world champion and won the overall Nordic Combined World Cup three years in a row, in 2010, 2011 and 2012. He is a member of the Bois d'Amont ski club in the Jura.
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represented France in Nordic combined ski events
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represented France in Nordic combined ski events
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represented France in Nordic combined ski events
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gold medal in the 10km individual normal hill at the 2010 Winter Olympics
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