Jesper Tjäder
{{Short description|Swedish freestyle skier (born 1994)}}
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| birth_place = Östersund, Sweden
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| sport = Freestyle skiing
| event = Slopestyle
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{{MedalSport|Men's freestyle skiing}}
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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Beijing|Slopestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition|Winter X Games}}
{{Medal|Gold|2023 Aspen|Knuckle Huck}}
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Jesper Tjäder (born 2 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
Tjäder was born in Östersund, Sweden, on 22 May 1994. His parents introduced him to skiing at the age of three.
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,{{cite web |url=http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-jesper-tjader |title=Jesper Tjäder |website=sochi2014.com |accessdate=21 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140216200538/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-jesper-tjader |archive-date=16 February 2014 }} where he finished 24th.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tj/jesper-tjader-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205634/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tj/jesper-tjader-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Jesper Tjäder |accessdate=25 November 2019}} At the 2013–14 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup, Tjäder won the overall slopestyle cup and placed third overall.{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=FS&competitorid=180346&type=cups |title=Jesper Tjäder |website=www.fis-ski.com |accessdate=26 November 2019 }} Tjäder returned to the Winter Olympics for 2018 in PyeongChang, where he placed 23rd in the slopestyle competition.{{cite web |url=https://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/j/jesper-tjader.html |title=Jesper Tjäder |website=sok.se |accessdate=26 November 2019 }} Tjäder again returned to the Winter Olympics for 2022 in Beijing, where he placed 3rd and secured a bronze medal in the slopestyle competition.{{Cite web|last=Kasabian|first=Paul|date=16 February 2022|title=Men's Freestyle Skiing Results Olympics 2022: Slopestyle Medal Winners|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10027179-mens-freestyle-skiing-results-olympics-2022-slopestyle-medal-winners|access-date=2022-02-16|website=Bleacher Report|language=en}}
Tjäder progressed freeskiing by innovating tricks and building never-seen-before rails.{{clarify|date=November 2019}}{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
Tjäder currently holds the world record for longest rail slide on skis at 154.49 meters{{Cite web |date=2024-11-19 |title=Watch Jesper Tjäder complete the world’s longest rail slide |url=https://www.redbull.com/ca-en/jesper-tjader-world-record#:~:text=Now%20six%20years%20and%20127th,,%202022%20in%20Are,%20Sweden. |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Red Bull |language=en-ca}}
In Xgames 2024 Aspen, Jesper contended in the Knuckle huck and won a bronze after Henrik Harlaut.
References
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External links
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- {{X Games profile|new_id=jesper-tjader|old_id=3161142}}
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Category:Skiers from Östersund
Category:Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Category:Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Freestyle skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Category:Swedish male freestyle skiers
Category:Olympic freestyle skiers for Sweden
Category:Olympic medalists in freestyle skiing
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden