Jesper Tjäder

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.

Jesper Tjäder
Tjäder in 2013
Personal information
Born (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994
Östersund, Sweden
Sport
Country Sweden
SportFreestyle skiing
Event(s)Slopestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 BeijingSlopestyle
Winter X Games
Gold medal – first place2023 AspenKnuckle Huck

Personal life

Tjäder was born in Östersund, Sweden, on 22 May 1994.[1] His parents introduced him to skiing at the age of three.[2]

Career

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.

Tjäder currently holds the world record for the longest rail slide on skis. [6]

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Jesper Tjäder". sochi2014.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  3. "Jesper Tjäder". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  4. "Jesper Tjäder". sok.se. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  5. Kasabian, Paul (16 February 2022). "Men's Freestyle Skiing Results Olympics 2022: Slopestyle Medal Winners". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  6. Spriggs, Alastair (24 May 2022). "Watch Jesper Tjäder complete the world's longest rail slide". Red Bull. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
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