Athlete Interview: Jesper Tjäder

23.10.11

FP: Hey Jesper. How´s life? What are you up to these days?
JT:Hey. It’s good! I’m just chillin’ and getting prepared for the winter!

FP: What is a typical pre-season for you? How do you get ready for winter?
JT:A typical pre-season for me is when I train and ski a lot. I also watch a lot of ski movies so I can get inspired to try new tricks!

FP: You have been filming with Field Productions for one year now. How has it been like hanging with us Norwegians? Any particular episode/trip you want to mention that is memorable?
JT: It has been awesome! Field has a sick crew and they are super fun to ski/film with.
All the trips have been super fun. Especially the urban trips. In every trip I’ve learned some new tricks or landed a trick I’m really stoked about!

FP: The progression in skiing is very intense these days, both in the big mountain and in the park. Do you think skiing in general is progressing in the right direction? Do you prefer double/triple flips, or rather slower tricks with more style in it?
JT:I think skiing progressing in the right direction. I prefer doubles because I think it’s the funniest trick you can do, and it looks nice! But I think that the best is to combine doubles and style. I also like triples because it looks so crazy!

FP: Since you have been visiting Norway quite a lot. Tell us, what do you like about our country?
JT:I like the mountains, the people and the food(pizza).

FP: How was it to recieve the prize for ”Rooke of the year” at the International Freeski Film Festival 2011?
It feels awesome! It’s always nice when people appreciates my skiing.
JT: The prize feels pretty special and I worked hard the whole season to get all the shots to the movie, so I’m really happy!

See more of Jesper Tjäder in Being There. Now available on DVD and Blu-ray.