Jamie Nicholls has come a long way since this shot was taken of him as a 14-year-old
Snowboarder Jamie Nicholls, from Queensbury, has been named in the Great Britain team for the Winter Olympics in Sochi.
The 20-year-old, whose cousin Katie Ormerod just missed out on a place, finished 15th overall in the World Cup to secure his place.
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