British Olympic snowboarder Jenny Jones, 43, announces she’s given birth to her first child

Olympic snowboarder Jenny Jones has announced she has given birth to her first child, a baby boy. 

The BBC Ski Sunday presenter, 43, welcomed her son with her partner Dan Haines and revealed his unique name – Wilbur Jones-Haines.

Jenny took to Instagram on Wednesday to share the happy news alongside the first photographs of her son. 

In one, the Olympian smiled as Wilbur slept peacefully on her chest, while in another she cradled him in her arms.  

She wrote: ‘Wilbur Jones-Haines 8lbs 3oz…so in love x 

Over the moon: The BBC Ski Sunday presenter, 43, has welcomed a baby boy, Wilbur Jones-Haines, with her partner Dan

Baby joy: She wrote: ‘Wilbur Jones-Haines 8lbs 3oz…so in love x

‘Over the moon to have Dan by my side throughout such an incredibly powerful experience as we welcomed our gorgeous little fella into the world x’ 

Jenny’s friends and followers took to the comment section to share their congratulations. 

Her Ski Sunday co presenter Chemmy Alcott wrote: ‘You were made for this JJ and Dan must be sooo stoked to have a lad! Biggest hugs. Here if you need anything xx’

Another added: ‘Well down Jenny’, while a different follower typed: ‘Ah he’s gorgeous! Congrats Jen! Go team. Huge love to you three, enjoy every minute.’

Jenny announced she was pregnant in March earlier this year and shared some sweet snaps of herself showing off her baby bump. 

She penned: ‘Happy days…… little Baby … been keeping me company all winter 🙂 Dan and I ready with all the hugs sometime in June x’. 

Bristolian Jenny become a household name thanks to winning Britain’s first medal at the Winter Olympics.

Taking bronze in the inaugural women’s slopestyle competition after a second run score of 87.25 in Sochi.

Amazing news: Jenny’s friends and followers took to the comment section to share their congratulations

Happy news! Jenny announced she was pregnant in March earlier this year and shared some sweet snaps of herself showing off her baby bump

Expecting: The British bronze medalist lifted her sweater to reveal a blossoming bump

Talent: In 2014, Jenny finished third behind Jamie Anderson and Enni Rukajarvi to win a bronze medal in the women’s slopestyle event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi

Following her win she revealed in an exclusive short film documentary for Dazed how she went from a dry ski slope lesson in the UK to Olympic glory in Russia.

Her first lesson in 1998 as a teenager was followed by a week in the Alps on a college trip. After that, she decided to take a year out before going to university to snowboard.

She said: ‘I never went into snowboarding thinking I was going to be a professional snowboarder. I just wanted to go snowboarding. I decided to do it for a year before going to university and I didn’t look any further ahead than that.’

But after her first season in the Alps, she then won the British championships in 2000 and decided to make snowboarding her career.

Explaining her decision she said: ‘A lot of things in life, you don’t want to take a risk, you want to do half and half, I couldn’t do that.

‘I’ll look back and know that I went in the direction I believed in and I didn’t wuss out. How many people get a chance to do this?’