Jenise Spiteri

Jenise Lynae Spiteri (born September 20, 1992) is a Maltese-American snowboarder. The first Maltese Olympic snowboarder, she competed in the halfpipe event at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Biography Spiteri was born on September 20, 1992, in Redwood City, California. She has Maltese ancestry, with her grandfather having emigrated to the United States from there after his home was destroyed in World War II. She grew up initially wanting to be an actress, appearing in several commercials when young.

Snowboarding career Spiteri began her snowboarding career in 2010 while at Sierra Nevada College, after writing a social media post that read "Wanted: someone to teach me how to ride pipe tomorrow. Anyone available?"

Spiteri competed for the team at Sierra Nevada and decided her goal was to represent Malta at the Winter Olympic Games.

Spiteri finally qualified for the Olympics in 2022, and thus became Malta's first Olympic snowboarder, their only participant at the 2022 games, and only their second participant all-time at the Winter Olympics in any sport.

Acting career Spiteri appeared in commercials before moving onto modeling and more acting during her younger years in San Francisco. Outside of snowboarding she does work as extra on TV series and movies.

Filmography Films Year Film Role Notes Ref. 2020 Tape Annie Short movie

TV Series Year Series Role Notes Ref. 2026 Ted Inmate Extra, Season 2 Episode 7: "Susan Is the New Black"