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American bobsleigh Olympic member Jasmine Jones competes in her first-ever Olympics in Milan Cortina.
As a mother of a five-year-old and an Air Force member, the pride of representing the United States has taken her game “to a different caliber.”
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Kaysha Love and Jasmine Jones of the United States compete during the second round of the two-woman bobsleigh on day five of the 2025 IBSF World Championships at Mount Van Hoevenberg on March 14, 2025 in Lake Placid, New York. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
“I feel like being able to represent my country, besides being an athlete for my country, it definitely brings a different meaning and a different caliber. I feel like there are so few people that do both at the same time, and I’m honored to have this opportunity to represent both. I’m grateful to be an Airman and represent my country in that aspect,” Jones told PK Press Club Digital.
“It definitely ties things together and brings a different meaning and how much more I have to give.”
Jones narrowly missed qualifying for the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, so she joined the Air Force in April 2023, which allowed her to follow a much more rigorous training routine, which she attributes to her ability to qualify for this year’s games.
“I’m just grateful to be an aviator,” she said. “Coming into the WCAT program, it allowed me to really train in the offseason, allowed me to get to this point… having that offseason training to be able to really focus and do the work that happened at that time.”
Jones had her daughter in 2021 and was looking for stability as a means to achieve her goal of reaching the Olympics. The Air Force gave him that path.
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Olympian Jasmine Jones of Team USA poses for a photo on February 3, 2026 ahead of the Milan 2026 Winter Olympics. (IOC via Getty Images)
“I wanted to do something that gave me more stability. There was a time when I was working civilian and trying to train at the same time, and it just wasn’t enough. I know I wanted to dedicate my time to bobsleigh,” Jones said.
“The biggest thing I’ve learned is to be resilient, and I feel like that plays a role, because going through basic training and getting up early, following orders, you get the discipline to do that and that comes into bobsleigh… so I feel like going from basic training and having that discipline as well translates into just knowing exactly what I’m supposed to do.”
Jones’ appreciation for representing the United States comes at a time when other American Olympians are openly critical of their country in Italy. Team USA athletes Hunter Hess, Amber Glenn and Mikaela Shiffrin all made statements criticizing the state of the United States while competing in Italy.
But Jones now joins ice hockey player Brady Tkachuk in openly congratulating the United States and expressing his honor and gratitude for representing them in Milan Cortina.
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Jones said she hadn’t looked at social media at all lately, so she wasn’t aware of any criticism of her country from her teammates on the U.S. team.
Fans of Team USA can send Jones and fellow aviator Kelly Curtis, also currently competing in Italy, a personalized letter through a program involving a partnership between Team USA and Sadboxx.
