Name: Jonny Moseley
Date of Birth: August 27, 1975
Birthplace: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Residence: Tiburon, California
Height: 5 foot, 11 inches
Weight: 172 Pounds
Event: Men's Moguls

Jonny was born in Puerto Rico, and started skiing when he was 9 years 
old.  His brother dared him to ski, and he did.  Ever since then he
has been skiing.  He entered his 1st competetion soon after he started
skiing.  

He also enjoys playing golf, and wakeboarding.  His victory in the 
1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan as winning the gold medal in the
men's mouguls event was the 1st medal for the USA of the 18th Winter
Olympics. 

He made the US Ski team in 1993, but narowly missed out on
a spot to go the 1994 Winter Olympic games in Lillehammer, Norway.
1998 was his 4th year on the US Ski team.  The US Ski team was largely
successful at the Nagano Games.  Jonny won the 1st out of 3 gold for
the US Freestyle Skiiers.  Also adding gold were Nikki Stone, Women's
Ariels, and Eric Bergoust, Men's Ariels.

Since Jonny's win, when he returned to California there was a lot of 
fans waiting to greet him.  He also stars in a McDonalds commercial 
for the Olympics, and has made a guest apperance on David Letterman.

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