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James Lambert (born 21 July 1965) is a former British ski jumper who works for UK Channel 4 TV program The Jump. Lambert officially set the British Ski Jumping record 93m at the Masters World Championships in Switzerland 2009.
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Early life and education
Lambert was born in Rochdale UK 1965. He learned to ski at 18 years old, when he left UK in 1984 and moved to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. He worked as a Mountain Guide and Ski teacher, and discovered ski jumping. He trained at the Garmish Partenkirchen Olympic Stadium until reaching the level to qualify for international competition.
Skiing career
Lambert competed for Britain throughout the 1990s to 2011. He was five times British Champion and represented Great Britain in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 held in Oslo. At the age of 46, he became the oldest athlete to compete in a Nordic World Championships. Controversy was created when the British Ski Federation (BSS) switched his discipline on entry from Ski Jumping to Nordic Combined.
Lambert eventually took first place at the Masters World Championships in Rasnov, Czech Republic in 2011, winning the first gold medal ever for Britain in ski jumping. He ended his competitive ski jumping career in 2011.
Lambert was President for the Masters Ski Jumping (IMC - International Masters World Championships) from 2009 until 2012.
Television career
Lambert started his television career at the World Championships in Oslo 2011 where he commentated live for Swedish Eurosport. In 2014, he joined the Channel 4 team as Ski Jumping Instructor for The Jump a British television series that follows celebrities as they try to master various winter sports.
Personal life
Lambert is married with his Norwegian wife Ann Kristin, they have two young children.