Jonathan Cheever

Jonathan Cheever
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1985-04-17) April 17, 1985
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Website www.teamcheever.net
Sport
Country United States
Sport Snowboarding

Jonathan Cheever (born April 17, 1985) is an American snowboarder. He is a member of the U.S. Snowboarding's SBX A Team. In 2011, he was named the U.S. snowboarding champion and took two World Cup 2nd-place finishes at Stoneham Mountain Resort in Quebec and Chiesa in Valmalenco in Italy.[1] As of 2011, he is ranked third in the world in snowboard cross (SBX).

Personal background

Cheever was born in Boston and grew up in Saugus, Massachusetts. He is the son of Mark and Dorene Cheever, and has one brother, Derek.[2] He graduated with honors from Malden Catholic High School, where he additionally served as president of the student body, and founder and president of the school's Snowboard and Ski Club.[3] After high school graduation, he attended the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is a plumber by trade and spends his season snowboard cross (SBX) riding and his off season motocross bike riding.

He has a nonprofit humanitarian organization, entitled number4.[4] All proceeds from the January 2011 event was donated to Maine Handicap Skiing.[5] He currently resides in both Saugus and Park City, Utah.

Career

Cheever started skiing when he was eight years old at Nashoba Valley. During Thanksgiving of 1997, his parents gave him free snowboarding lessons at Attitash Bear Peak in New Hampshire. Cheever jumped on a board and never looked back.[6] He credits much of his success to the help he has received after meeting Nate Park in 2004.[1]

While all of his major results have come from SBX, Cheever is known for some of the biggest airs in the pipe and credits his SBX speed from "knowing how to hit the hole shot and handle big kickers in the course".[1] In 2011, he took two second-place finishes on the World Cup. He additionally took the national title, earning him the title of best in the United States.[1]

Standings

2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007–2008
2008–2009
2009–2010 (season-ending injury)

In February 2010, Cheever broke his right ankle, while attempting double corks on a trampoline at the USSA Center of Excellence.

2010–2011

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Jonathan Cheever". Ussnowboarding.com. 1985-04-17. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  2. ↑ "Jonathan Cheever Bio". Teamcheever.net. 1985-04-17. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  3. ↑ "Resume". Teamcheever.net. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  4. ↑ "number4". Teamcheever.net. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  5. ↑ Jonathan Cheever Pro Snowboarder/Plumber (2010-01-11). "Jonathan Cheever Profile - Bio - ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  6. ↑ "Jonathan Cheever Profile". Theskichannel.com. 1985-04-17. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  7. ↑ "Snowboard FIS World Championship Men's snowboard cross Results bracket" (PDF). Fis-ski.com. Retrieved 21 January 2011.

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