After leaving college Jones spent a season working as a
chalet maid in
Tignes, France, beginning a cycle of snowboarding in the winter and surfing in the summer in
Devon and
Cornwall, which she funded via part-time jobs including inspecting cardboard in a factory and teaching
fencing to children. Jones won the
X Games USA Gold in 2009 and 2010, and the X Games Europe Gold in 2010. In August 2013 Jones scored her first podium finish in a round of the
FIS Snowboard World Cup, winning a silver in slopestyle in the 2013–14 season opening meeting in New Zealand. On 9 February 2014 she finished third behind
Jamie Anderson and
Enni Rukajärvi to win a bronze medal in the women's slopestyle event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. In recognition of her achievements for British Snowsports, the
Ski Club of Great Britain awarded her the Pery Medal in 2014. In October 2014 she started presenting ''Jenny Jones' Extreme'', a monthly radio series for
BBC Radio 5 Live showcasing
extreme sports. In December 2014 she was announced as one of the coaches for the second series of
Channel 4's celebrity winter sports competition
The Jump. As of 2022 she is retired from competition, and presents on BBC
Ski Sunday while also holding snowboarding workshops. She also covered the
2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing for the BBC, acting as a reporter. For the
Milano Cortina 2026 Games, Jones worked for the BBC, reporting on the snowboarding and skiing events live from
Livigno Snow Park. ==References==