Scotty James

When we kicked off our Olympic coverage on the eve of Milan-Cortina with the profile of Emery Lehman, we pondered the question of the Jewish Winter Olympian with the most medals. Little did we know...

Scotty James of Australia is one of the greatest snowboarders ever. He has won the halfpipe world championship four times, the X Games eight times, the World Cup four times, etc, etc, etc. Coming into these Olympics, he had two medals, a silver and a bronze. Which, if you remember the Lehman profile, would tie him for most winter medals for a Jew in history.

However, his name is Scotty James, which is as goyishe as it gets. As honed as our Jewdar is, he didn't even register. Of course, we had no idea that Scotty is married to Canadian singer Chloe Stroll, to whom he was introduced by her brother, previously-profiled race car driver Lance Stroll... Yes, we said "previously-profiled"! Do you see where this is going?

Scotty converted to Judaism! Which, in theory... Hold that thought.

Scotty put up an impressive performance in the halfpipe in Milan-Cortina, and might have taken the gold if not for a mistake at the last possible moment on his final run. He settled for his second silver, meaning that his three medals make him...

THE GREATEST JEWISH WINTER MEDAL WINNER EVER!?

Or does it? Because Scotty only converted in 2023, meaning those first two medals were won in his goyishe form.

THE GREATEST WINTER MEDAL WINNER WHO IS JEWISH.