TJ Schiller
Vitals
Date of Birth: Oct. 17, 1986
Age:25
Place of Birth: Vancouver, BC
Hometown: Vernon, BC
Place of Residence: Vancouver, BC
Freestyle Discipline: Slopestyle, Big Air
Height:5’ 11’’
Weight:175
Years on National Team: First year
Coaches: Toben Sutherland, JF Cusson
Career Highlights: Two-times X-Games Gold;
two-times US Open Gold;
Gravity Games Gold;
WSSF Gold;
First ever Switch 1440 in contest;
First ever double cork 1620 in contest
Website: www.tjschiller.com
Bio
Nickname
Tom
My Motto
Send er’
Favorite Films/ TV Series/ Book
Breaking Bad; Office Space; Fear & loathing in Las Vegas
What’s on my iPod
Black Keys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kanye West, Jay Z, Sonreal, Adele, J. Cole
Education
Pretty good
Hobbies/Interests
Photography, cars, fashion
Ultimate Holiday Destination
I’ve never really had a holiday.
I never leave home without…
My key FOB, wallet, phone
Superstitions
Don’t be superstitious
Heroes/Role Models
My parents
Who has had the most influence on your athletic career?
My father
What’s the biggest challenge you’ve had to overcome?
Surgeries on both knees
Personal goals outside of sport
To have a small ecological footprint.
Greatest fear
Sharks
Favorite yoga pose
Downward dog
How did you get into freestyle?
Silver Star Freestyle club, Bob & Josh Bibby
Do you currently support a charity?
I give all my clothes and shoes from Nike to the youth centre in Vernon.
Favorite meal
Plain old spaghetti and meatballs with spicy sauce.
If I wasn’t an athlete I would be…
A ski bum
What crazy things have you done to support your skiing habit?
I finished school early to compete at the US Open. That’s kinda crazy, right?
Favorite form of exercise
Sport

