Jason
Paul
Germany
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Freerunning
Date of birth | 18 March 1991 |
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Place of birth | Frankfurt, Germany |
Age | 35 |
Nationality | Germany |
Career start | 2005 |
Disciplines | Freerunning/Parkour |
"Freerunners are like a kids on the playground,” says world-class freerunner, Jason Paul. “They run around, try new things and test out their limits.” Jason’s fascination for his sport is still as vibrant today as it was back in 2005 when he first caught the free-running bug.
One day, his best bud came round clutching a video tape that, unbeknownst to him, would change Jason’s life forever. That tape was a documentary on Parkour. From that day on, Jason saw the world in a new light – rooftops suddenly became pathways and obstacles became opportunities.
Jason now spends his time travelling the world, turning cities into playgrounds – a frontflip in Frankfurt, a Moon Kick in Moscow and a Tic Tac in Tokyo. He's also a former champion at Red Bull Art of Motion. In 2010, he took first places in both Boston and Vienna, and was crowned champion again in Japan the following year. He has also taken second places in Sweden and Florida and third place in Santorini in 2012.
Jason also loves making freerunning videos. In one of his movies, Human-Powered Free Running Machine, he can be seen jumping between upturned shipping containers seconds before they fall like dominoes. The video consists of a large-scale chain reaction that demonstrates the timing, precision and playfulness of the sport. “That’s what we’re like, that’s our kind of humour,” he says.
His most recent project saw him take on the awe-inspiring Streif downhill ski course in Kitzbühel, Austria - a slope that is feared and revered in equal measure by the skiing elite - and reinterpret it in a way that only Jason Paul could. It starts with a jaw-dropping flip from a helicopter and only gets wilder:
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Jason Paul turns the Streif into a parkour run
Jason Paul runs the Streif on foot. Ice, speed, no second chances.
