Editing Jimmy Shea (section)

==Biography==
Shea was the third generation of his family to take part in [[Winter Olympics|Winter Games]]. [[Jim Shea (skier)|His father]] competed in [[Nordic combined]] and [[cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skiing]] events in the [[1964 Winter Olympics]], and his grandfather, [[Jack Shea (speed skater)|Jack Shea]], won two gold medals in the [[1932 Winter Olympics]] at Lake Placid in [[long track speed skating|speed skating]].<ref name=sports-reference /> His grandfather also recited the athlete's oath at the 1932 opening ceremony.
He was born and raised in [[West Hartford, Connecticut]], and moved to [[Lake Placid, New York]], in his late teens.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sheafoundation.com/meettheboard.cfm |access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref> He became the first American to win a World Cup race and a World Championship in the sport, and has won more World Cup victories than any other American. He retired in October 2005.

At the [[FIBT World Championships]], Shea earned a complete set of medals in the men's skeleton event with a gold in [[FIBT World Championships 1999|1999]], a silver in [[FIBT World Championships 1997|1997]], and a bronze in [[FIBT World Championships 2000|2000]] (tied for bronze with [[Austria]]'s [[Alexander Müller (skeleton)|Alexander Müller]]). His best overall seasonal finish in the men's [[List of Skeleton World Cup champions|Skeleton World Cup]] was third twice (1998–99, 2000–01).

Shea founded The Shea Family Foundation which raises money to help kids in sports. He currently serves on the Utah Board of Economic Development.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ksl.com/?sid=19251593 |title=Five memorable faces from the 2002 Olympics |work=[[KSL-TV|KSL]] |author=Rhett Wilkinson |date=February 18, 2012 |access-date=August 21, 2015}}</ref>

Shea has two daughters and a son and lives in [[Park City, Utah]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lori Riley Column: The second of three generations of Olympians, Jim Shea Sr., is back in Lake Placid, where his dad, Jack, won two gold medals in 1932. |url=http://articles.courant.com/2013-01-26/sports/hc-riley-column-0127-20130126_1_judy-martins-dukurs-rinks |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103201537/http://articles.courant.com/2013-01-26/sports/hc-riley-column-0127-20130126_1_judy-martins-dukurs-rinks |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 3, 2015 |access-date=August 21, 2015 |work=[[Hartford Courant]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Always about family with Shea |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/family-american-skeleton-gold-medalist-jim-shea-article-1.197583 |access-date=June 4, 2016 |website=[[New York Daily News]]|date=February 27, 2010 }}</ref> In 2021, he was sentenced to two years of court-supervised probation for sexual misconduct.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 28, 2021 |title=Jimmy Shea Sentenced To Two Years Probation |url=https://www.kpcw.org/local-news/2021-08-27/jimmy-shea-sentenced-to-two-years-probation |access-date=April 24, 2023 |website=[[NPR KPCW]]}}</ref>