Jesper Tjäder
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Born | Östersund | 22 May 1994
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Sport | Freestyle skiing |
Event(s) | Slopestyle |
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 and 2018 Winter Olympics.
Personal life[]
Tjäder was born in Östersund, Sweden on 22 May 1994.[1] He was introduced to skiing by his parents 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 progressed freeskiing by innovating tricks and building never-seen-before rails.[clarification needed][citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
External links[]
- Jesper Tjäder at Olympic.org (archived)
- Jesper Tjäder at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Jesper Tjäder at Olympics.com
- Jesper Tjäder at Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Jesper Tjäder at Olympedia
- Jesper Tjäder at X Games
- Jesper Tjäder at FIS (freestyle)
- Jesper Tjäder at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Östersund
- Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Swedish male freestyle skiers
- Olympic freestyle skiers of Sweden
- X Games athletes
- Swedish sportspeople stubs