Jon Olsson

Jon Anders Olsson Delér (born 17 August 1982) is a professional freeskier and alpine ski racer from Sweden. Born in Mora, Olsson Delér started his career as a ski racer but at age 16 he switched his race skis for twin tips and quit ski racing. Eight years later, after a 50 000 SEK (US$5826.22) bet with fellow skier Jens Byggmark, Olsson Delér started ski racing again with the goal of the bets being to make it to the Olympics in 2014. He now competes in both freestyle and ski racing. Olsson Delér is known for his invention of several new double flips, including a D-spin 720 into a flatspin 540 (DJ flip), a switch double rodeo 1080 (hexo flip), a double flatspin 900 (kangaroo flip), and a switch cork 720 to flatspin 540 (the tornado).

Jon Olsson Delér
Alpine skier
Olsson in May 2011
DisciplinesGiant slalom
ClubIFK Mora
Full nameJon Anders Olsson Delér
BornJon Anders Olsson
(1982-08-17) 17 August 1982
Mora, Sweden
Height1,8 m
World Cup debut11 December 2010
(age 28)
Websitehttp://jonolssondeler.com/
World Cup
Seasons2
Wins0
Podiums0
Overall titles0
Discipline titles0

Since 2005 Olsson Delér has hosted the big air event Jon Olsson Invitational, also known as JOI. In 2007 the event was voted best big air event by freeskier magazine. From 2007 to 2010 he also hosted Jon Olsson Super Sessions (JOSS), a freeskiing film contest that takes place in Åre, Sweden. The event consisted of teams of skiers skiing for approximately two weeks with a film crew and creating a short ski film. Olsson Delér made his debut in the Alpine Skiing World Cup in Val-d'Isère in December 2010, as part of a plan to make the Swedish alpine ski team at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Hans Olsson, a Swedish alpine skier specialising in the speed events, is Jon Olsson Delér's brother.[1]

Jon Olsson
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing  Sweden
X Games
2002 AspenSuperpipe
2008 AspenBig air
2004 AspenSuperpipe
2009 AspenBig air
2002 AspenSlopestyle
2003 AspenSlopestyle
2003 AspenSuperpipe
2004 AspenSlopestyle
2005 AspenSuperpipe
2005 AspenSlopestyle
2008 AspenSlopestyle

Personal life

Jon began dating Janni Delér in 2012, they got engaged in November 2017, and were married in June 2018 in Marbella.[2] The couple had a child named Leon in November 2019.[3] in November 2020 couple announced second child https://www.instagram.com/p/CGxi1UElxaI/?igshid=co6mfnny6hl1

Social media influencer

Jon shares his life through social media, documenting his day-to-day adventures through YouTube vlogs. In 2018, he donated €1,000 to charity for every vlog that was off schedule. In his vlogs, Jon travels the world with his wife, and his cameraman/editor Benjamin Ortega. On 4 January 2018, Jon Olsson Delér's YouTube page and Instagram page reached 1 million subscribers. He also started his own bag company, called Douchebags, and in 2018, he became the creative director of the company. Jon also co-founded and runs the clothing company known as C'est Normal.

Competitions

Olsson Delér holds eleven Winter X-Games podiums.[1] He has also won many other events including big air at Winter X-Games 08, The US Free Skiing Open in Vail, The Red Bull Big Air in Åre, Scandinavian Big Mountain Championships in Riksgränsen and the World Superpipe Championships in Whistler BC. Since Olsson Delér's return to alpine ski racing in 2008 while training with coach, Guenther Birgmann at the Treble Cone Race Academy, he has won five FIS gs ski racers, with a ten-point fis result at Coronet Peak at the New Zealand National Championships.

Results
  • 2011 1st Clash of the Nations, Big Air
  • 2010 5th King of Style, big air, Stockholm, Sweden
  • 2010 8th Budapest Fridge Festival, Budapest, Hun
  • 2010 2nd Relentless Freeze Festival, London
  • 2010 10th Freestyle.ch, big air, Zurich, SUI
  • 2009 5th JOSS Team Sweden
  • 2009 2nd X-Games, big air, Aspen, US
  • 2008 3rd X-Games, slopestyle, Aspen, US
  • 2008 1st X-Games, big air, Aspen, US
  • 2007 1st Icer Air, big air, San Francisco, US
  • 2007 1st Ski and Snowboard Festival, big air, Whistler, Canada
  • 2007 1st US Freeskiing Open, slopestyle, Copper Mountain, US
  • 2006 1st Jon Olsson Delér Invitational, big air, Åre, Sweden
  • 2006 1st Ski and Snowboard Festival, big air, Whistler, Canada
  • 2005 1st World Superpipe Champion, Park City, US
  • 2005 4th Jon Olsson Delér Invitational, big air, Åre, Sweden
  • 2005 3rd X-Games, superpipe, Aspen, US
  • 2005 3rd X-Games, slopestyle, Aspen, US
  • 2005 3rd US Freeskiing Open, slopestyle, Vail, US
  • 2005 5th US Freeskiing Open, big air, Vail, US
  • 2004 2nd Rip Curl, slopestyle, Saas Fee, Switzerland
  • 2004 3rd Rip Curl, Halfpipe, Saas Fee, Switzerland
  • 2004 1st Scandinavian Championships, Big Mountain, Riksgränsen, Sweden
  • 2004 1st Nokia Totally Board, big air, Greece
  • 2004 1st Ski and Snowboard Festival, big air, Whistler, Canada
  • 2004 3rd US Freeskiing Open, big air, Vail, US
  • 2004 2nd X-Games, superpipe, Aspen, US
  • 2004 3rd X-Games, slopestyle, Aspen, US
  • 2003 2nd Cape TownTotally Board, Nokia, big air
  • 2003 1st Rip Curl, Total, Saas Fee, Switzerland
  • 2003 1st Rip Curl, big air, Saas Fee, Switzerland
  • 2003 3rd Rip Curl, Halfpipe, Saas Fee, Switzerland
  • 2003 2nd Rip Curl, slopestyle, Saas Fee, Switzerland
  • 2003 1st Air we go, big air, Oslo, Norway
  • 2003 2nd King of the Globe, Stockholm, Sweden
  • 2003 2nd Freestyle.ch, Zürich, Switzerland
  • 2003 1st Ski and Snowboard Festival, big air, Whistler, Canada
  • 2003 1st Ski and Rock, slopestyle, Sälen, Sweden
  • 2003 1st Red Bull Big Air, Åre, Sweden
  • 2003 2nd US Freeskiing Open, slopestyle, Vail, US
  • 2003 4th US Freeskiing Open, superpipe, Vail, US
  • 2003 3rd X-Games, superpipe, Aspen, US
  • 2003 3rd X-Games, slopestyle, Aspen, US
  • 2002 1st X-Games, superpipe, Aspen, US
  • 2002 3rd X-Games, slopestyle, Aspen, US
  • 1999 1st The Jump, big air, Åre, Sweden

References
  1. "Jon Olsson makes World Cup debut in Val d'Isère". Fisalpine.com. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  2. Olsson Deler, Jon. "JANNI, WILL YOU MARRY ME? | VLOG² 103". YouTube. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. Olsson Deler, Jon. "THE AMAZING BIRTH VIDEO OF OUR BOY! | VLOG⁴ 40". YouTube. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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