John Teller

{{short description|American freestyle skier}}

{{about||the American lawyer and judge from New York|John D. Teller}}

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{{MedalSport|Men's Freestyle Skiing}}

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}{{MedalCompetition| FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships}}

{{MedalBronze| 2013 Voss|Ski cross}}

{{MedalCompetition| Winter X Games}}

{{MedalGold|2011 Aspen |Ski Cross}}

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John Teller (born March 9, 1983) is an American freestyle skier who specializes in ski cross. He won the Skier X event at Winter X Games XV, upsetting favorite Chris Del Bosco.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110131193257/http://espn.go.com/x-games/winter/2011/results/?page=mens-skier-x-results] – Results from ESPN.com

Teller began his career in alpine, but has made the transition to ski cross, supporting his endeavor by working as an auto mechanic.{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/action/athlete?id%3D50685 |title=John Teller Profile - Bio - ESPN |accessdate=2011-01-31 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207102133/http://espn.go.com/action/athlete?id=50685 |archivedate=2011-02-07 }} – Bio at ESPN.com On January 7, 2011, in St. Johann in Tirol, Austria, Teller became the first American to win a Ski Cross World Cup race.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121022115953/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=FS&competitorid=150564&raceid=5759] – Results from FIS-Ski.com

Teller is based in Mammoth Lakes, California.[http://www.grindtv.com/olympics/small-town-big-olympians-mammoth-lakes-home-base-for-six-sochi-athletes/#3KBykPjUaOyRvvm5.97] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120235927/https://www.grindtv.com/olympics/small-town-big-olympians-mammoth-lakes-home-base-for-six-sochi-athletes/#3KBykPjUaOyRvvm5.97 |date=2018-01-20 }} Retrieved 2016-11-27.