In his first competition outside of Europe, Jacob finished an impressive 4th at the U.S. Open Big Air in Vail, CO in Jan. '05. He and fellow youngster and WX rookie Sammy Carlson have been compared to each other with their Oakley sponsorships and promising, progressive talent. Jacob won the Air We Go urban Big Air comp in Oslo, NOR in Nov. '05 finishing ahead of WX'ers Andreas Hatveit and Jon Olsson. He also traveled to Finland in Dec. '05 to film and shoot on urban rails with Tanner Hall.