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Jasmine Jones (bobsledder)

Jasmine Shavaugh'ne Jones (born July 9, 1996) is an American bobsledder. She was selected to represent the United States in the two-women bobsleigh at the 2026 Winter Olympics, where she won a bronze medal.

NCAA Career

From Pennsylvania, Jones attended Hempfield Area High School before studying at Eastern Michigan University, where she competed in track and field, and won Mid-American Conference championships indoor titles over 200 metres and 400 metres. Jones was an All-American sprinter for the Eastern Michigan Eagles track and field team, placing 7th as the 400 m leg of their distance medley relay team at the 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Bobsled Career

During her senior year at Eastern Michigan University, Jones was contemplating turning professional in track and field, but was contacted by Olympic bobsleigh medalist Elana Meyers Taylor, who asked Jones to contemplate bobsled. Jones took part in bobsleigh for the first time in 2018 part at the USA Bobsled and Skeleton rookie camp at the Olympic Training Center, and made the American national team for the first time in 2019.

She is a senior airman in the United States Air Force.

Alongside Kaillie Humphries in the two-woman bobsled, Jones had success in the 2024–25 and 2025–26 Bobsleigh World Cup. The pairing was subsequently selected for the 2026 Winter Olympics, and earned the bronze medal in the event.

Personal life

She is based in Lake Placid, New York, and has a daughter, Jade. She joined the Air Force World Class Athlete Program in 2023.

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