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FRZ03
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Video interview from ESPN Freeskiing

http://espn.go.com/action/freeskiing/blog/_/post/4710867


Dec 4 2009 1:50PM
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Blandct
Posts: 1858 - Karma: 37
that's crazy. Jon is probably one of the best overall skiers out there
dude doesn't get enough credit for his racing pursuits.
Dec 4 2009 2:25PM
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rYb
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I still think hes a bitch.
Dec 4 2009 2:29PM
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DedicatedPicturs
Posts: 358 - Karma: 2,515
Yeah dude I totally agr.. Hey, wait, what?
Dec 4 2009 2:32PM
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PaleCelery
Posts: 7228 - Karma: 609
he's a talented man
Dec 4 2009 2:35PM
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kool.aid.man
Posts: 1416 - Karma: 526
such a versatile skier...its amazing.
Dec 4 2009 2:51PM
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cool.
Posts: 3457 - Karma: 1,724
got 18th in the nor-am the other day. killin it haha
Dec 4 2009 5:09PM
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Jibbidy
Posts: 787 - Karma: 19
He lives my ultimate dream life, every detail.
Dec 4 2009 5:12PM
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LMPJibbin
Posts: 1607 - Karma: 17
10000 dollar bet? thats ridiculous
Dec 4 2009 6:15PM
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fcskier27
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thats sick to see such a big name supporting both sides (freestyle vs. racing) of skiing
Dec 4 2009 6:18PM
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Goku
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im stoked to see him in the olympics
Dec 4 2009 6:19PM
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jamodeo
Posts: 3040 - Karma: 663
Mixed feelings on this but, who am i to say what a guy with a Lamborghini with a ski rack is to do.
Dec 4 2009 8:35PM
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Alp1ne
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He said it was 50k in one of his blogs.
Dec 4 2009 10:52PM
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Alp1ne
Posts: 717 - Karma: 203
Just to add to my above post does anyone know how jon managed to get 1000x more rich than any other skier?
Dec 4 2009 10:54PM
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Goku
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in Sweden skiers are treated like football stars here
Dec 4 2009 11:12PM
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Alp1ne
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I know that might be part of it but hes still 900x richer then any euro skier except mabye andreas.
Dec 4 2009 11:17PM
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Goku
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hes also a supermodel
Dec 4 2009 11:18PM
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PC_Jibblet
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I hate Jon for being good at whatever he wants
Dec 4 2009 11:30PM
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theo79
Posts: 305 - Karma: 70
i like it, ski racing is sick.
Dec 4 2009 11:43PM
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--ski--
Posts: 1670 - Karma: 817
and a really really ridiculuosly good looking man
Dec 4 2009 11:46PM
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Che~
Posts: 2108 - Karma: 296
thats sick, good luck to him
Dec 4 2009 11:56PM
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B.Aussie
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Jon is an amazing racer and a natural promoter of himself. I've seen him race and he is really good excelling above a lot of people that have turned pro racers.  The guys he is training with too are pushing him and he's done well to get into the highly competitive Swedish EC team. Jon is also a good promoter of himself doing a lot of press work and promotions with his sponsors.  A lot of income would have come from that, also when he invented the kangaroo flip he got a fair bit of money from that I think.  He's just good looking, talented and presentable in a lot of different countries being bi-lingual the all round good investment.
Dec 5 2009 6:24PM
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summersover
Posts: 5777 - Karma: 233
He's a smart dude aside from being a crazy good skier
he's made some interesting moves dropping Oakley for J. Lindeberg and then going to Cross but obviously they treated him well as far as money. He's a self marketing machine just think about how many hits his blog gets and the exposure JOI and JOSS have given him
He excels at so many different things and added to the fact that skiing in Sweden is the equivalent of a baseball/football player in the US or a hockey player in Canada, his sponsors are willing to shell out some serious cash to have him on their team
Dec 5 2009 7:03PM
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peyton
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deserves respect for sure
Dec 5 2009 7:35PM
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NilsJ
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haha thats sick. his 1242 segment threw me off.
Dec 5 2009 8:18PM
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FUUUCK
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if I'm not mistaken the bet is for 50,000 swedish krona, which is about 7300 USD.
Dec 5 2009 8:23PM
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Squid.
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What's he gonna do in Scandanavia?!
Dec 5 2009 8:23PM
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t-roy
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jon is the man. i thought i remember hearing that jon is a very smart investor.
Dec 5 2009 9:20PM
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hurrisun
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hows he doin?
Mar 13 2010 9:33PM
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bustinthejus
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You're not even gonna call no homo!?
Mar 13 2010 9:38PM
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omnomnom
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jon is the shit. he's sponsored by a fucking bank.
Mar 13 2010 11:35PM
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Dizzyskier
Posts: 364 - Karma: 114
The US Ski Team is sponsored by Audi... does that mean they are good drivers? 
Mar 14 2010 12:34AM
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jnizzle
Posts: 365 - Karma: 75
jon is a huge roll model to me for sure, im also a racer as well as a park rat. well im on the highschool team, but i try to be competitive in every aspect. he is a crazy good skier and mad smart
Mar 14 2010 12:55AM
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--ski--
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jons an exception...
Mar 14 2010 4:22AM
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