Jason Lamy-Chappuis

Lamy-Chappuis has the kind of biography I find irresistible. Born in Montana, raised in France, and ultimately a French Olympic champion in Nordic combined, he embodies a dual identity most athletes never navigate. Nordic combined itself is a brutal hybrid, demanding the explosiveness of a ski jumper and the lungs of a cross-country skier, and he mastered both well enough to earn the Legion of Honour. Then comes the detail I love most: he became an airline pilot. A man who once launched himself off jumps now flies for real. That arc, from soaring on skis to soaring with wings, is simply too good to overlook.

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Name (English)

Jason Lamy-Chappuis

Name (Japanese)

ジャゾン・ラミー＝シャプイ

Reading

じゃぞん・らみー＝しゃぷい

Born

September 9, 1986 (age 40)

Origin

Missoula, Montana, United States

Height

178 cm

Occupation

ski jumper / Nordic combined skier / cross-country skier / airline pilot

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Tiger

Awards & achievements

• 2010 Knight of the Legion of Honour

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/lamichapchap/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason%20Lamy-Chappuis
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%82%BE%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%9F%E3%83%BC%EF%BC%9D%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%97%E3%82%A4
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381454

Tags

• Montana
• ski jumper
• Nordic combined skier
• cross-country skier

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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