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 SNOWBOARDING: Mike Jacoby
Country: United States Born: May 20, 1969, in Bellevue, Wash. Height: 6'1" Weight 209 lbs. Current Home: Hood River, Wash. Competition Highlights World Championships: 1997 (1st-parallel slalom, 2nd-grand slalom); 1996 (2nd-grand slalom, 19th-freestyle). U.S. Championships: 1996 (3rd-overall, 5th-grand slalom); 1995 (1st-slalom, 3rd-grand slalom). Fun Facts  An alpine and cross country skier in his youth,
Jacoby began to snowboard when he was 13. He learned to master difficult terrain
during family vacations at the Jackson Hole Ski
Area in Wyoming. Since 1995, Jacoby has
finished first in a dozen snowboarding events, in
World Cup competition. He currently operates his own 1963 Piper
Cherokee and hopes one day to become a
commercial airline pilot. Enjoys kayaking and
surfing the Internet.
Source: Knight-Ridder/Tribune
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