Who is Jasmine Jones? US Olympian going viral for Patriotic pride

Jasmine Jones became an overnight hero to Americans yearning for patriotism as they watched Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games.

in interview With Fox News Digital this week, the Olympic bobsledder and first-time Air Force member expressed how proud she is to represent her country, her military branch and her family in Italy.

The show of patriotism received widespread praise on social media from Americans who were starving for an Olympian to publicly do the country proud this winter.

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Jones said her journey to get to this point has been defined by overcoming adversity and dedication to family.

Olympian Jasmine Jones of Team USA poses for a photo on February 3, 2026, before the Milan 2026 Winter Olympics. (International Olympic Committee via Getty Images)

Jones is a young mother who wants to be an honorable role model for her daughter

Jones gave birth to her daughter Jade in 2021. She will celebrate her fifth birthday at the end of the month.

Today, as she prepares to compete in her first Olympics, she is proud to be able to do it Be my mother “I show my daughter exactly how to overcome different obstacles and what it means to overcome them.”

Jones hopes her daughter will learn from her mother’s example by joining the Air Force to further her athletic career.

“Being able to show her different ways, you know, you can join the Air Force, you can have these different things in addition to being an athlete, and keep going, which is more important to say the least,” Jones said.

Jones’ mother is currently caring for the daughter back home in the United States while Jones competes in Italy.

“I’m glad my mom is there. She takes her in the winter,” Jones said. “I’m grateful to my mom for taking her in and allowing her to be there in Pennsylvania.”

Jones wants to challenge the Germans

At Milan Cortina, Jones feels extra motivated to face the elite German side.

“The Germans are definitely competitive in our team sport. They’re definitely great athletes, they’ve got the speed and everything, and I’m definitely excited to compete with them,” Jones said.

Team Germany is considered the dominant force in snowboarding at the international level. In 2024, they won 11 out of 12 World Championship medals and claimed 28 World Cup medals in early 2026, while the rest of the world combined won just two medals.

“I’m definitely here to go up against the best athletes in the world and I consider myself one of the best athletes in the world, and I’m really excited to go out there and make that comparison with them,” Jones added.

“It gives more of that fire inside us.”

Jones had to overcome eight accidents in one year, but that helped her define her role

In the 2024-25 season, Jones said she was involved in eight crashes while competing and training in bobsled.

“On one particular course it was about five times,” Jones said.

Kayesha Love and Jasmine Jones of the United States compete during the second women’s bobsled event on day five of the 2025 IBF World Championships at Mount Van Hoevenburg on March 14, 2025, in Lake Placid, New York. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

“When you have an accident, it takes a toll on the physical level, it takes a toll on the mental level, and when I went through those accidents, I felt really frustrated, because I knew that I really wanted to do a lot, and try to give it my all, from the beginning. So, during this period, I definitely wanted to rethink how I do everything in my training.”

For Jones, this experience helped her set her goal of becoming an elite brakeman in the sport.

A bobsled brakeman is a rear athlete responsible for providing maximum acceleration during the initial push, riding at the back to maintain aerodynamics, and pulling the brake lever to stop the bobsled Just yet Cross the finish line. They are necessary for both explosive starts and safe deceleration.

“If I can make myself an elite brake player, I can put myself in different positions to make sure I don’t fall again, as well as being able to do my best,” she said.

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Jones credits her Air Force training with helping her reach her first Olympics

Jones barely missed qualifying for the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. So, she joined the Air Force in April 2023, which allowed her to undergo a more rigorous training routine, which she credits for being able to qualify for this year’s Games.

“I’m grateful to be a pilot,” she said. “Going to the WCAP program, which allowed me to have offseason training, allowed me to get to this point. … Getting that offseason training to be able to really focus and get to work. It showed in this moment.”

Team USA fans can send Jones and fellow pilot Kelly Curtis, who is also competing in Italy, submitted a personal letter through a program involving a partnership between Team USA and Sandboxx.

After giving birth to her daughter in 2021, she was looking for stability as a way to achieve her goal of reaching the Olympics. The Air Force gave her that way.

“I wanted to do something that would give me more stability. There was a time when I was working my civilian job and trying to coach at the same time, and that wasn’t enough. I knew I wanted to devote my time to bobsledding,” Jones said.

“The biggest thing I’ve learned is flexibility, and I feel like that plays a role, where, going to the basics, getting up early. You’re following orders. You’re getting the discipline you need, and that applies to bobsled. … So, I feel like moving on from basic training and having that discipline also translates into just knowing exactly what I’m supposed to do.”

Jones follows a strict heavyweight training routine

US Olympian Jasmine Jones competes in bobsleigh (Getty Images)

Jones’ Air Force training involves heavy lifting.

“I rely on strength a lot, doing a lot of squats and cleans and everything,” Jones said.

But the hardest exercise she tackles, and one she still struggles with, is the snatch.

The snatch consists of an advanced Olympic lifting movement in which a barbell is lifted from the ground to the top in one smooth, continuous motion. It is a full-body, high-intensity exercise that requires explosive power, power, speed and coordination.

“Kidnapping is something I personally struggle with,” Jones said. “Sometimes I struggle with that.”

In a sport like bobsleigh, maintaining a certain weight is essential. So that also manifests itself in her diet, but not to the degree of Tom Brady.

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“In our sport, we are very strict with the rules when it comes to weight guidelines,” Jones said. “In a women’s sled, the weight of both the pilot and the brakeman must be a maximum of 80 kilograms[grams]. Throughout the season, I make sure that my weight remains less than 80 kilos.

“I still eat fairly clean, but I also don’t shy away from eating sweet things. So striking that balance definitely works. I feel like when I focus a lot on trying to eat clean, that’s when I gain the most weight.”

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