Jesper
Tjäder
Sweden
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Freeski
Geboortedatum | 22 mei 1994 |
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Geboorteplaats | Östersund, Sweden |
Leeftijd | 32 |
Nationaliteit | Sweden |
Start carrière | 2011 |
Disciplines | Skiing |
Jesper Tjäder is a freeski star from Sweden. He started to ski when he was around four years old, and since that day has been pushing himself to learn all sorts of new tricks on skis. "I always try to push the sport and come up with tricks that no one have ever done before, or maybe only a few have done," says Tjäder. "Then I also try to push film and competition skiing with all these new and crazy tricks." Some impressive competition results so far include first place at the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup, first place in the Swedish Slopestyle Tour and second in the New Zealand Freeski Open. Tjäder has also stacked up a bunch of awards - he picked up the IF3 Rookie of the Year in 2011, and both the 2011 Best Rail Skier of the Year and 2012 Park Shredder of the Year awards from the Transition Winter Awards. And when he's not snagging podium places, he's still keeping the crowds entertained with his awesome bag of tricks. When he stomped a huge double backflip at the 2015 Jon Olsson Invitational, it was more than enough to secure him a well-earned People's Choice award.
Jesper Tjäder jumps through a fire hoop
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A pause for thought at the hardest-ever rail challenge
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Jesper Tjäder`s Loop uit Supervention II
© Sverre Hjornevik
Looping the loop
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