Jamie Crane-Mauzy

Jamie Crane-Mauzy
Personal information
BornOctober 10, 1992 (1992-10-10) (age 32)
Westport, Connecticut, U.S.
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing the  United States
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Otago Slopestyle

Jamie Crane-Mauzy (Jamie MoCrazy) is an American freestyle skier and motivational speaker.[1][2][3]

Life and career

Jamie Crane-Mauzy was born in Westport, Connecticut. At the age of 9, she won State Championships in gymnastics and skiing.[4] She graduated with a BA in Communications from Westminster College in 2019.[5]

Crane-Mauzy was the first female skier to land a double backflip in a competition at the Winter X Games XVII in Aspen, Colorado.[6] Her professional career ended after a skiing accident in 2015, and she now works as a motivational speaker.

In 2023, Crane-Mauzy co-directed the short documentary #MoCrazyStrong, along with Mark Locki, which premiered at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, won the best biographical documentary short at the Atlanta DocuFest.[7][8]

2015 skiing accident

On April 11, 2015, Crane-Mauzy was involved in a serious accident while competing in the World Tour Finals in Whistler. In an attempt to move up from fourth place, she upgraded her flat 3 to a double flat seven. She completed the jump and landed on her feet, but caught her edge and whiplashed her head onto the snow. Her brain immediately began bleeding in 8 different spots and her brain stem was damaged, causing complete paralysis on her right side. She was treated in Vancouver General Hospital, where she remained for 8 days before again being transported to Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, UT.[9]

Freestyle skiing results

References

  1. ^ "Jamie MoCrazy's Horrific Ski Crash, And How She's Overcoming It". forbes.com. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  2. ^ "World Champion Pro Athlete Jamie Crane-Mauzy on holistic health, mental wellness, and recovery after brain injury". glamour.co.za. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  3. ^ "Coming Back From Traumatic Brain Injury — An Interview With Jamie and Jeanee Crane-Mauzy About the #MoCrazyStrong Documentary". snowbrains.com. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  4. ^ "A record-breaking freestyle skier shares her journey to recovery following traumatic brain injury". kjrh.com. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  5. ^ "Find Where You're Going". westminstercollege.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  6. ^ "2013's 20 best X Games firsts". xgames.com. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  7. ^ "#MoCrazyStrong". bigskyfilmfest.org. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  8. ^ "ATLANTA DOCUFEST AWARDS". docufest.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  9. ^ "World class skier bounces back after traumatic brain injury, thanks to breakthrough treatment". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  10. ^ "Four Americans top Ski Slopestyle podium at Junior Worlds". skiracing.com. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  11. ^ "X Games Aspen 2013 - Women's Ski Slopestyle". xgames.com. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  12. ^ "FIS FREESTYLE WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015" (PDF). data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  13. ^ "FIS FREESTYLE WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015 RESULTS - QUALIFICATION Ladies' Ski Halfpipe" (PDF). medias2.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2022-04-21.