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Jon Olsson and RedBull

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Butter4dayz
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How is he still on the team? i mean he's barely skiing and i cant see him doing anything with them apart from wings for life and i guess his limited edition can

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Dec 10 2018 1:47PM
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LukeTheWaffle
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Vlogs
Dec 10 2018 2:11PM
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willysworld
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He has over 1 million youtube subscribers.. and has more fans than any other skier other than maybe Candide.. this is of HUGE value for Red Bull..
Dec 10 2018 2:47PM
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Park_Ranger
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Red Bull isn't soley focused on skiing.... Jon's excentric lifestyle, travels, vlog, and influence make him an ideal person for Redbull to slap the wings on. His vlog probably gets more views than a Jesper Tjader edit
Dec 10 2018 2:57PM
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skierman
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Its because he's a total beefcake.
Dec 10 2018 6:23PM
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jps2.0
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jon is probably the highest paid free skier
Dec 10 2018 6:25PM
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Park_Ranger
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jps2.0jon is probably the highest paid free skier


Yeah, and for nothing to do with skiing haha. I’m sure he skis a couple times a year for fun, but he is by no means a pro skier. The man moved up and on.
Dec 10 2018 7:03PM
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eheath
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Park_RangerYeah, and for nothing to do with skiing haha. I’m sure he skis a couple times a year for fun, but he is by no means a pro skier. The man moved up and on.


The people who are the most involved are not always the most paid in the industry, just sayin.
Dec 10 2018 7:07PM
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tnabe
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And he is still a huuuuge name in Scandinavia. You don't have to go far without seeing Red Bull signage or advertisements with his face on them when you are up north.
Dec 11 2018 2:39AM
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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Can jon olsson still double cork?
Dec 11 2018 11:34AM
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corona
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BigPurpleSkiSuitCan jon olsson still double cork?


You mean can he still do a Tornado?
Dec 11 2018 11:36AM
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skierman
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VinnieFYou mean can he still do a Tornado?


The king of stupid ass trick names that lasted for 2 seconds.
Dec 11 2018 5:34PM
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jps2.0
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BigPurpleSkiSuitCan jon olsson still double cork?


jon can double better than tanner
Dec 11 2018 6:00PM
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tahoearmada20
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Jon is still the man.
Dec 11 2018 7:13PM
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artrud
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VinnieFYou mean can he still do a Tornado?


https://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/517633/Jon-Olsson--Tornado-Flip--What-really-is-it-
Dec 11 2018 7:23PM
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darthlobster603
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I mean he helped pave the way to freeskiing today in a lot of ways. He was still throwing doubles about a year ago. His name still gets hits and views. And he came up with a ski bag company. Yes he’s gotten older and kinda “grown out” of professional skiing but just like Colby west and I’m sure many others he found other avenues to work for and with his long time sponsor to help generate content. No he doesn’t ski much on camera if at all that much anymore but that doesn’t mean he isn’t still a talented skier and a great representative of the brand.

I mean does anyone remember joss?

also can we bring back joss?
Dec 13 2018 10:05PM
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SofaKingSick
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ive been a huge Jon fan since 1999 but my only "complaint" with him is i don't understand why he never got into big mtn

he's such a nasty skier in a lot of ways and it seemed natural he would move toward filming big mtn (and be sick at it) but he seems to just never have done it. mysterious to me, but whatever it's his life and he's big pimpin regardless
Dec 14 2018 12:25PM
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skiguy04
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Good to hear he’s got all that influence
Dec 19 2018 10:40AM
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davetron78
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE5DyG3PYGw&t=427s


he can still throw down double corks!!
Dec 19 2018 11:42AM
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