John Teller

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.[1]

John Teller
Medal record
Men's Freestyle Skiing
Representing the  United States
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 VossSki cross
Winter X Games
Gold medal – first place2011 Aspen Ski Cross

Teller began his career in alpine, but has made the transition to ski cross, supporting his endeavor by working as an auto mechanic.[2] On January 7, 2011, in St. Johann in Tirol, Austria, Teller became the first American to win a Ski Cross World Cup race.[3]

Teller is based in Mammoth Lakes, California.[4]

References

  1. http://espn.go.com/x-games/winter/2011/results/?page=mens-skier-x-results – Results from ESPN.com
  2. "John Teller Profile - Bio - ESPN". Archived from the original on 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2011-01-31. – Bio at ESPN.com
  3. – Results from FIS-Ski.com
  4. Archived 2018-01-20 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2016-11-27.


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