Jesper
Tjäder
Sweden
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Freeskiing
Date of birth | 22 May 1994 |
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Place of birth | Östersund, Sweden |
Age | 31 |
Nationality | Sweden |
Career start | 2011 |
Disciplines | Freeskiing Big Air / Freeskiing Street |
Jesper Tjäder started to ski when he was around four years old, and since then he's 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 has 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."
Tjäder started his career by stacking 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. Always a crowd favourite, he stomped a huge double backflip at the 2015 Jon Olsson Invitational and secured a well-earned People's Choice award.
Since then, Tjäder has become well used to snagging victories and podium places, racking up medals, glory and points at events as diverse as FIS World Cups, X Games, The Nines, Red Bull PlayStreets and the Winter Olympics.
When he's not adding trophies to his collection, Tjäder is one of the most forward-thinking athletes out there when it comes to keeping the fans entertained with wildly creative video projects, ensuring he remains at the forefront of the sport he loves.
Jesper Tjäder jumps through a fire hoop
© Adam Klingeteg
A pause for thought at the hardest-ever rail challenge
© Liam Glass/Red Bull Content Pool
Nailing the world's first rail loop back in 2016
© Sverre Hjornevik
Looping the loop
© Emrik Jansson/Red Bull Content Pool