Jon Olsson

Jon Olsson is a former professional freeskier and alpine ski racer from Sweden, born in Mora on 17 August 1982. He began as a ski racer, switched to twin tip skis at sixteen, and eight years later returned to ski racing after a bet with fellow skier Jens Byggmark, aiming to reach the 2014 Winter Olympics. He is known for inventing several double flips, among them the DJ flip, the hexo flip, the kangaroo flip and the tornado. Between 2005 and 2015 he hosted the big air event Jon Olsson Invitational, and from 2007 to 2010 the freeskiing film contest Jon Olsson Super Sessions in Åre. He made his Alpine Skiing World Cup debut in Val-d'Isère in December 2010 and holds eleven Winter X Games podiums. In 2009 he co-founded the bag company Douchebags, later renamed Db. This entry is written from the English Wikipedia article on Jon Olsson.