Jesper Tjäder
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| Born | 22 May 1994 Östersund, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Slopestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Jesper Tjäder (born 22 May 1994) is a Swedish freestyle skier. He won the overall slopestyle World Cup in 2014, and competed for Sweden at the 2014, 2018, and 2022 Winter Olympics; winning a Bronze medal in Slopestyle at the latter.
Personal life
[edit]Tjäder was born in Östersund, Sweden, on 22 May 1994.[1] His parents introduced him to skiing at the age of three.[2]
Career
[edit]Tjäder competed in slopestyle at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2013, and he represented Sweden in slopestyle at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi,[2] where he finished 24th.[1] At the 2013–14 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup, Tjäder won the overall slopestyle cup and placed third overall.[3] Tjäder returned to the Winter Olympics for 2018 in PyeongChang, where he placed 23rd in the slopestyle competition.[4] Tjäder again returned to the Winter Olympics for 2022 in Beijing, where he placed 3rd and secured a bronze medal in the slopestyle competition.[5]
Tjäder progressed freeskiing by innovating tricks and building never-seen-before rails.[clarification needed][citation needed]
Tjäder currently holds the world record for the longest rail slide on skis.[6]
In Xgames 2024 Aspen, Jesper contended in the Knuckle huck and won a bronze after Henrik Harlaut.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jesper Tjäder". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Jesper Tjäder". sochi2014.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ "Jesper Tjäder". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Jesper Tjäder". sok.se. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ Kasabian, Paul (16 February 2022). "Men's Freestyle Skiing Results Olympics 2022: Slopestyle Medal Winners". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ Spriggs, Alastair (24 May 2022). "Watch Jesper Tjäder complete the world's longest rail slide". Red Bull. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- Jesper Tjäder at FIS (freestyle)
- Jesper Tjäder at Olympics.com
- Jesper Tjäder at Olympedia
- Jesper Tjäder at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Jesper Tjäder at the X Games (archive)
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Östersund
- Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Freestyle skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Swedish male freestyle skiers
- Olympic freestyle skiers for Sweden
- X Games athletes
- Olympic medalists in freestyle skiing
- Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
- Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen