{"id":797406,"date":"2019-07-07T14:08:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-07T20:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/passing-the-torch-young-steamboat-skier-dethrones-defending-jumpin-and-jammin-champion\/"},"modified":"2019-07-07T14:08:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-07T20:08:00","slug":"passing-the-torch-young-steamboat-skier-dethrones-defending-jumpin-and-jammin-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/passing-the-torch-young-steamboat-skier-dethrones-defending-jumpin-and-jammin-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Passing the torch: Young Steamboat skier dethrones defending Jumpin\u2019 and Jammin\u2019 champion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.6961602671119\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-368520-682\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/jumpin-sbt-070519-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/jumpin-sbt-070519-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Shelby Reardon \/ Steamboat Pilot &amp; Today | Two-time defending Jumpin\u2019 and Jammin\u2019 champion Decker Dean celebrates with Steamboat Springs native and 2019 victor Erik Belshaw at the base of Howelsen Hill on Thursday, July 4.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>Two-time defending Jumpin\u2019 and Jammin\u2019 champion Decker Dean celebrates with Steamboat Springs native and 2019 victor Erik Belshaw at the base of Howelsen Hill on Thursday, July 4.<\/strong><br \/>Shelby Reardon \/ Steamboat Pilot &amp; Today<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/jumpin-sbt-070519-1.jpg\" alt=\"Two-time defending Jumpin\u2019 and Jammin\u2019 champion Decker Dean celebrates with Steamboat Springs native and 2019 victor Erik Belshaw at the base of Howelsen Hill on Thursday, July 4.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/jumpin-sbt-070519-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/jumpin-sbt-070519-1-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Shelby Reardon \/ Steamboat Pilot &amp; Today | Jumpin\u2019 and Jammin\u2019 winner, Erik Belshaw, executes his final jump on Howelsen Hill on Thursday, July 4.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Jumpin\u2019 and Jammin\u2019 winner, Erik Belshaw, executes his final jump on Howelsen Hill on Thursday, July 4.<\/strong><br \/>Shelby Reardon \/ Steamboat Pilot &amp; Today<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/jumpin-sbt-070519-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Jumpin\u2019 and Jammin\u2019 winner, Erik Belshaw, executes his final jump on Howelsen Hill on Thursday, July 4.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/jumpin-sbt-070519-1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/jumpin-sbt-070519-1-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Shelby Reardon \/ Steamboat Pilot &amp; Today | Steamboat Springs Olympian Taylor Fletcher raises his arms as he finishes first in the Nordic combined cross country race ahead of the Fourth of July Parade.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Steamboat Springs Olympian Taylor Fletcher raises his arms as he finishes first in the Nordic combined cross country race ahead of the Fourth of July Parade.<\/strong><br \/>Shelby Reardon \/ Steamboat Pilot &amp; Today<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/jumpin-sbt-070519-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"Steamboat Springs Olympian Taylor Fletcher raises his arms as he finishes first in the Nordic combined cross country race ahead of the Fourth of July Parade.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports-news\/passing-the-torch-young-steamboat-skier-dethrones-defending-jumpin-and-jammin-champion\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports-news\/passing-the-torch-young-steamboat-skier-dethrones-defending-jumpin-and-jammin-champion\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">STEAMBOAT SPRINGS \u2014 For the past two years, Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club alumnus Decker Dean walked away from the Jumpin\u2019 and Jammin\u2019 finale as the victor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">When he was younger, Dean would dominate the older competitors, but this year, the 18-year-old was bested by an even younger skier, current SSWSC member, Erik Belshaw.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Adding to his accomplishments, the 14-year-old special jumper was 1.5 meters shy of the Howelsen Hill record during Jumpin\u2019 and Jammin\u2019 on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt\u2019s funny because when I was as young as Erik, it was so cool. Beating the older guys, there\u2019s no better feeling, and now it\u2019s my turn to get beat,\u201d Dean said. \u201cI\u2019m super happy for him. It\u2019s awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Belshaw led the pack for much of the afternoon, jumping 76 meters in both the top-16 and top-8 rounds. In the final four, Belshaw was the third jumper. He traveled 72 meters, taking a narrow lead and putting the event in Dean\u2019s hands. When his skis touched down, it was too close to call. The announcer revealed Dean\u2019s distance, 71.5 meters, declaring Belshaw the winner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Despite it being his shortest jump of the day, it was enough to seal the victory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI guess I was a little more on the line, and I wasn\u2019t as free, but it worked out, I guess,\u201d Belshaw said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Skyler Amy, a 13-year-old out of Anchorage, Alaska, took third with a final-round jump of 70.5 meters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThis is my hometown, my home hill. I just recently moved to Park City (Utah), but I still love nothing more than coming home and jumping here, no matter the result,\u201d Dean said. \u201cIt\u2019s always a good crowd, awesome environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">A day earlier, competitors jumped Howelsen as part of a Nordic combined event. Distances determined starting positions for the roller ski race that took place before the parade on Lincoln Ave.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Despite starting the 3-kilometer race in third, 14 seconds behind senior men\u2019s leader Grant Andrews, Olympian Taylor Fletcher finished first. He crossed the finish line with his hands raised, prompting loud cheers from spectators near the finish line where Lincoln meets Eighth Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt\u2019s a lot of fun. It\u2019s always a good time to come home and be in front of the crowd, a lot of friends in the crowd and family,\u201d Fletcher said. \u201cTo be able to grab the victory in front of the hometown is always special.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Fletcher, a Steamboat Springs native and former SSWSC member, has competed in the Jumpin\u2019 and Jammin\u2019 Nordic combined event 14 times, winning three or four times to his knowledge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The 29-year-old has competed in the past three Winter Olympics but is unsure if he\u2019ll be Beijing bound in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI\u2019m the old guy on the team now. There comes a point in time you need to move on, and I\u2019m getting close to that. I\u2019m looking at a five-year plan and evaluating the options,\u201d Fletcher said. \u201cI can ski my whole life if I could, but financially, you got to find a way to make it work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">This story is from SteamboatPilot.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports-news\/passing-the-torch-young-steamboat-skier-dethrones-defending-jumpin-and-jammin-champion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two-time defending Jumpin\u2019 and Jammin\u2019 champion Decker Dean celebrates with Steamboat Springs native and 2019 victor Erik Belshaw at the base of Howelsen Hill on Thursday, July 4.Shelby Reardon \/ Steamboat Pilot &amp; Today Jumpin\u2019 and Jammin\u2019 winner, Erik Belshaw, executes his final jump on Howelsen Hill on Thursday, July 4.Shelby Reardon \/ Steamboat Pilot [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-797406","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-17 15:38:02","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=797406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797406\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=797406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=797406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=797406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}