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TJ Schiller

TJ Schiller

  • HP Schiller

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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

Results

Notable Results

  • Champion 2009 X Games, Slopestyle
  • Champion 2007 X Games, best trick
  • Four WSI podiums

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