Jesper Tjäder

Representing

Knuckle Huck

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.^{[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

[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.

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.

Personal life