Final day of Toyota U.S. Grand Prix leaves Jamie Anderson hurt and David Wise outside of top 10
ASPEN, Colo. – Reno’s three-time Olympic halfpipe skier David Wise and three-time Olympic snowboarder and Tahoe native, Jamie Anderson, finished the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix with varied results, setting the tone for whether or not they qualify for a spot on the 2026 Olympic team.
Anderson, who was born in South Lake Tahoe, had her last Olympic run in 2022. After finishing ninth in the slopestyle final and 15th in big air, she dedicated time to self-care and a well-earned reprieve.
Now, Anderson is back in the game, and her sights have been set on making the U.S. Olympic team. On the final day of the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix, she landed eighth in the women’s snowboard slopestyle, with a score of 2.20.
Anderson took an ugly spill on her first run. “Unfortunately, the first rail had a little metal shard sticking up that I caught and just got smoked! I was knocked out for a short period of time and my back was hurting,” Anderson said in a post on her Instagram. She decided to sit it out on her second run, saying she went to the hospital to get checked out and was “all good!”
Wise, on Saturday, scored a 21.75, finishing 12th in the men’s halfpipe ski final for the Olympic qualifier.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist lost his chance to obtain an automatic qualification with a top-three finish.
Although Wise will likely not be heading to Italy for the 2026 Winter Olympics, he still holds the title of first skier to land double flips in all four directions in the same run, in addition to being the most accomplished ski halfpipe athlete.
“Part of the reason I’m still doing this,” Wise said in an interview with US Ski Team, “is that I have a unique opportunity to showcase my career, my passion, to my children. There’s peaks and valleys, but what I’ve learned is that it really comes down to those individual moments, taking that one next right step. It’s the culmination of all of those small steps along the way that add up to these big moments.”
To see the full list of results from the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix, visit usskiandsnowboard.org.
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