Jayson
Terdiman

Olympian 2014, 2018

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'8"

Age

Hometown

Berwick, PA

Quick Facts

Jayson’s favorite comfort food is homemade mac ’n' cheese
Jayson enjoys baseball, golf, frisbee, swimming, basketball, football and snowboarding
Jayson’s favorite musical group is "People Under The Stairs"

Career Highlights

Finished 4th with Matt Mortensen in 2018 Olympic team relay
Finished 6th in team relay at the 2014 XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia
Finished 11th at the 2014 XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia (with Christian Niccum)
Became a teammate with Matt Mortensen in March 2014
2008 Norton U.S. National Doubles Champion (with Chris Mazdzer)

Olympic Experience

2-time Olympian;

Olympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, 4th (Team - Relay - Mixed), 10th (Double - Open)
Olympic Games Sochi 2014, 6th (Team - Relay - Mixed), 11th (Double - Open)

World Championship Experience

Most recent: 2021 – 4th (Team - Relay - Mixed), 16th (Double - Open)
Years of participation: Double - Open 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021; Team - Relay - Mixed 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021; Sprint - Double - Open 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
Medals: 2 (1 silver, 1 bronze)

Silver – 2017 (Team - Relay - Mixed)
Bronze – 2020 (Team - Relay - Mixed)

FUN FACTS

Jayson’s favorite comfort food is homemade mac and cheese
Jayson enjoys baseball, golf, frisbee, swimming, basketball, football and snowboarding
Recorded a hole in one in April 2020
Jayson’s favorite musical group is "People Under The Stairs"

BEST EVER RESULTS

Silver medal in Lake Placid, NY World Cup doubles sprint race (with Chris Mazdzer)
Bronze medal in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup Team Relay (with Summer Britcher, Tucker West, Chris Mazdzer)
4th place in Olympic Winter Games team relay in Pyeongchang, South Korea (missed medals by 0.1 of a second)
10th place in Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea
Silver medal in Lake Placid World Cup doubles race (first medal with Matt Mortensen, second overall)
Bronze medal in Park City World Cup sprint race (second medal with Matt Mortensen, third overall)
Silver medal in Altenberg, Germany World Cup doubles race (secured third place in overall World Cup standings)
Finished 6th in team relay at the 2014 XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia
Silver Medalist in Team Relay World Cup, Winterberg, Germany
Jayson is the 2008 Norton U.S. National Doubles Champion (with Chris Mazdzer)
Jayson is a two-time U.S. Junior (to age 20) National Doubles Champion (with Chris Mazdzer) in 2007 & 2008
Jayson (with Chris Mazdzer) raced to three Junior World Cup bronze medals in 2007-2008 en route to the series overall Bronze Medal
Jayson raced to the 2007 Junior World Luge Championship Bronze Medal with Chris Mazdzer
Jayson is a silver medalist at the 2008 Junior World Doubles Championship in Lake Placid with former doubles partner, Chris Mazdzer
Bronze medal in 2014 Winterberg, Germany World Cup doubles with Christian Niccum
Silver medal in 2016 Lake Placid World Cup doubles with Matt Mortensen
Bronze medal in 2016 Park City World Cup sprint race with Matt Mortensen
Silver medals in 2020 Oberhof, Germany and Koenigssee, Germany World Cup team relays (with Summer Britcher, Tucker West, Chris Mazdzer)
Bronze medal in 2020 Sochi, Russia World Championship team relay (with Summer Britcher, Tucker West, Chris Mazdzer)

2021-2022 SEASON (Racing doubles with Chris Mazdzer for the 4th season)

Racing this season with a new doubles sled

DNQ for Beijing, China World Cup doubles race
Silver medal in Beijing, China team relay (with Ashley Farquharson, Tucker West, Chris Mazdzer)
11th place in Sochi, Russia (1) World Cup doubles race
8th place in Sochi, Russia (1) World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Tucker West, Chris Mazdzer)
13th place in Sochi, Russia (2) World Cup doubles race
5th place in Sochi, Russia (2) World Cup sprint doubles race
13th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup doubles race
4th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup team relay (with Emily Sweeney, Jonny Gustafson, Chris Mazdzer)
15th place in Igls, Austria World Cup doubles race
12th place in Igls, Austria World Cup doubles sprint race
16th place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup doubles race
Bronze medal in Winterberg, Germany World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Tucker West, Chris Mazdzer)
DNQ for Sigulda, Latvia World Cup doubles race
DNR in Oberhof, Germany World Cup doubles race (assisted DiGregorio/Hollander in Park City, Utah after Sigulda)
DNR in St. Moritz, Switzerland World Cup doubles race

2020-21 SEASON (team did not race in first half of the season due to COVID-19; underwent shoulder surgery Feb 2021)

13th place in Koenigssee, World Cup doubles race
6th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup team relay (with Chris Mazdzer, Summer Britcher, Jonny Gustafson)
10th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup doubles race (with Chris Mazdzer)
15th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup doubles race (with Chris Mazdzer)
24th place in Igls, Austria World Cup 2 doubles race (with Chris Mazdzer)
DNQ in Igls, Austria World Cup 2 doubles sprint race
DNQ for Koenigssee, Germany World Championship sprint race (with Chris Mazdzer)
16th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Championship doubles race (with Chris Mazdzer)
4th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Championship team relay (with Summer Britcher, Tucker West, Chris Mazdzer)
9th place in St. Moritz, Switzerland World Cup doubles race (with Chris Mazdzer)
St. Moritz, Switzerland team relay snowed out
Underwent shoulder surgery Feb 2021

2019-20 SEASON (Racing with Chris Mazdzer)

17th place in Igls, Austria World Cup doubles race
DNF Lake Placid World Cup doubles race
11th place in Whistler, Canada World Cup doubles race
10th place in Whistler, Canada World Cup (doubles) sprint race
17th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup doubles race
DNS in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup doubles race (Mazdzer injured)
DNS in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup doubles race (Mazdzer injured)
12th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup doubles race
Silver medal in Oberhof, Germany World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Tucker West, Chris Mazdzer)
9th place in Sochi, Russia World Championship sprint doubles
DSQ in Sochi, Russia World Championship doubles race (steel runners too warm)
Bronze medal in Sochi, Russia World Championship team relay (with Summer Britcher, Tucker West, Chris Mazdzer)
DNR in Winterberg, Germany World Cup
7th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup doubles race (season's best result)
Silver medal in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Tucker West, Chris Mazdzer)

2018-19 SEASON (Raced doubles with Chris Mazdzer; Finished 7th overall in doubles in abbreviated season)

Season ended prematurely due to Mazdzer's shoulder and neck issues.

DNR in Sochi, Russia World Cup finals
6th place in Oberhof, Germany team relay with Chris Mazdzer, Summer Britcher, Tucker West
10th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup doubles race
9th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup doubles race
11th place in Winterberg, Germany World Championship doubles race
5th place in Winterberg, Germany World Championship doubles sprint race
6th place in Winterberg, Germany World Championship team relay (with Chris Mazdzer, Emily Sweeney, Jonny Gustafson)
11th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup doubles race
4th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup Team Relay (with Chris Mazdzer, Summer Britcher, Tucker West)
Bronze medal in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup Team Relay (with Summer Britcher, Tucker West, Chris Mazdzer)
9th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup doubles race
Silver medal in Lake Placid, NY World Cup sprint race
6th place in Lake Placid, NY World Cup doubles race
Silver medal in Calgary, Canada World Cup team relay (with Chris Mazdzer, Summer Britcher, Tucker West)
5th place in Calgary, Canada World Cup doubles race
6th place in Whistler, Canada World Cup team relay
7th place in Whistler, Canada World Cup doubles race
9th place in Igls, Austria World Cup sprint doubles race
10th place in Igls, Austria World Cup doubles race

2017-18 SEASON (with Matt Mortensen, finished 5th in World Cup standings in their fourth season together)

4th place in Olympic Winter Games team relay in Pyeongchang, South Korea (missed medals by 0.1 of a second)
10th place in Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea
8th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup sprint race
10th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup doubles race
Bronze medal in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup sprint race
8th place in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup doubles race
11th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup doubles race
Silver medal in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Tucker West, Matt Mortensen)
10th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup doubles race
5th place in Lake Placid World Cup doubles race
4th place in Lake Placid World Cup sprint race
7th place in Calgary, Canada World Cup doubles race
4th place in Calgary, Canada World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Chris Mazdzer, Jayson Terdiman)
11th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup doubles race
5th place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup doubles race (secured A tier qualification for 2018 Olympics)
4th place in Winterberg, Germany sprint doubles race
23rd in Igls, Austria World Cup doubles race

2016-17 SEASON (with Matt Mortensen; Doubles team finished third in overall World Cup standings)

Gold medal in pre-season Lillehammer Cup
6th place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup doubles
4th place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup sprint race
Silver medal in Lake Placid World Cup doubles race (first medal with Matt Mortensen, second overall)
Bronze medal in Lake Placid World Cup team relay (with Britcher, West, Mortensen)
8th place in Whistler World Cup doubles race
5th place in Park City World Cup doubles race
Bronze medal in Park City World Cup sprint race (second medal with Matt Mortensen, third overall)
9th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup doubles race
Silver medal in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup team relay (with Hamlin, West, Mortensen)
6th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup doubles race
6th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup sprint race
4th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup team relay
21st place in World Championship doubles race (Igls, Austria)
7th place in World Championship sprint race (Igls, Austria)
Silver medal in World Championship team relay (with Erin Hamlin, Tucker West) (Igls, Austria)
8th place in Oberhof, World Cup doubles race
7th place in Pyeongchang, South Korea pre-Olympic World Cup doubles race
4th place in Pyeongchang, South Korea pre-Olympic World Cup team relay
Silver medal in Altenberg, Germany World Cup doubles race (secured third place in overall World Cup standings)

2015-16 SEASON (Finished 5th in overall World Cup standings)

With partner Matt Mortensen, swept the 2 fall seeding races and Norton National Championships
8th place in Igls, Austria World Cup (doubles)
7th place in Lake Placid World Cup (doubles, 4th best final heat)
7th place in Park City World Cup (doubles)
5th place in Park City World Cup (sprint)
6th place in Calgary World Cup (doubles)
7th place in Calgary World Cup (sprint)
6th place in Sigulda World Cup (doubles)
4th place in Oberhof World Cup (sprint)
11th place in Oberhof World Cup (doubles)
5th place in Koenigssee World Championship (sprint)
9th place in Koenigssee World Championship (doubles)
9th place in Sochi World Cup (doubles, lead after one heat)
13th place in Altenberg World Cup (doubles)
11th place in Winterberg World Cup (doubles)

2014-15 SEASON

10th in Igls, Austria FIL-Sprint World Cup doubles (with Matt Mortensen)
7th in Igls, Austria World Cup doubles (with Matt Mortensen)
10th in Igls, Austria World Cup
6th in Lake Placid World Cup doubles (with Matt Mortensen)
Bronze medal in Team Relay at Lake Placid World Cup
7th in Calgary, Canada FIL-Sprint World Cup doubles (with Matt Mortensen)
12th in Calgary, Canada World Cup doubles (with Matt Mortensen)
8th in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup doubles (with Matt Mortensen)
Silver medal in Team Relay at Koenigssee, Germany World Cup
9th in Oberhof, Germany World Cup doubles (with Matt Mortensen)
Sliver medal in Team Relay in Oberhof Germany World Cup
11th in Winterberg, Germany World Cup doubles (with Matt Mortensen)
12th in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup doubles (with Matt Mortensen)
5th in Team Relay at Lillehammer, Norway World Cup
6th in Altenberg, Germany FIL-Sprint World Cup doubles (with Matt Mortensen)
11th in Altenberg, Germany World Cup doubles (with Matt Mortensen)
9th in Sochi, Russia World Cup doubles (with Matt Mortensen)
4th in Team Relay at Sochi, Russia World Cup

2013-14 SEASON

Finished 6th in team relay at the 2014 XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia
Finished 11th at the 2014 XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia
14th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup
11th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup
9th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup
Did not race in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup
Jayson and Christian Niccum advanced to the Sochi Olympics in a race-off over Jake Hyrns and Andrew Sherk
11th place in Park City, Utah World Cup
12th place in Whistler World Cup
16th place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup
14th place in Igls, Austria World Cup

2012-13 SEASON

12th in Sochi Pre-Olympic World Cup

2011-12 SEASON

6th in Winterberg, Germany World Cup
4th in Team Relay Sigulda, Latvia World Championship
5th in Winterberg, Germany World Cup
8th in Oberhof Germany World Cup
5th in Team Relay Koenigssee, Germany World Cup
9th in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup
8th in Calgary, Canada World Cup
6th in Whislter, B.C., Canada World Cup

2010-11 SEASON

11th in Cesana, Italy FIL World Championships
8th in Altenberg, Germany World Cup
8th in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup
15th in Oberhof, Germany World Cup
Christian and Jayson: 5th in Igls, Austria; 3rd in Winterberg, Germany; 8th in Calgary, Canada; 6th in Park City, Utah