Jan Scherrer

Jan Scherrer
Scherrer in 2011
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born (1994-07-11) 11 July 1994 (age 30)
Wildhaus, Switzerland
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
SportSnowboarding
EventHalfpipe
ClubSC Davos
Medal record
Men's snowboarding
Representing  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Halfpipe
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Aspen Halfpipe
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Bakuriani Halfpipe
Winter X Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Aspen SuperPipe
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Aspen SuperPipe

Jan Scherrer (born 11 July 1994) is a Swiss snowboarder. He is a three-time Olympian, representing Switzerland at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyongchang and the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[1] He placed third to win the bronze medal at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

Career

Scherrer was born in Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann, Switzerland.[2] He began snowboarding at age 7 in 2001 and began competing in the 2002-2003 season.[3]

In his first Olympic showing at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, Scherrer finished the qualification in 9th place of the 2nd heat, qualifying him to the semifinal. However, he suffered a right ankle injury and pulled out of the semifinal, and thus did not compete in the final.[4][5]

At the 2018 Pyongchang Olympics, finished the qualifier in 6th place with a score of 84.00, and finished in 9th place with a score of 80.50 in the final.[6][7]

In Scherrer's third Olympic appearance at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, he claimed the bronze medal with a final score of 87.25.[8]

Scherrer also landed podium finishes in major competitions including a silver and bronze medal in the superpipe at the 2023 and 2020 X Games in Aspen, Colorado, respectively.[9][10][11] He also secured a bronze medal in the halfpipe at the 2021 and 2023 World Championships in Aspen, Colorado, and Bakuriani, Georgia.[12][13]

Personal life

Scherrer has a wife, named Sasha, and a daughter, named Sienna, who was born in May 2022. Scherrer, who had not won a medal in any of his previous Olympic showings, agreed that if he were to win a medal at the 2022 Olympics, he would get a tattoo of his wife's choosing, a bet that he lost with his bronze medal win in the competition. He followed through with the bet in October of that year, getting a tattoo drawn by his wife.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ Jan Scherrer – Switzerland Archived 6 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine – Sochi 2014 Olympics
  2. ^ "Jan Scherrer Snowboard Athlete Profile | Dew Tour Videos, Photos, and More". Dew Tour. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Jan Scherrer". World Snowboarding. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  4. ^ Qualification Results
  5. ^ "Iouri Podladtchikov gewinnt Gold!" (in German). Swiss Olympic. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  6. ^ Qualification results
  7. ^ Final results
  8. ^ "Men's Snowboard Halfpipe Final Results" (PDF). Olympics.
  9. ^ "Winter X Games Aspen 2023: All results and medals - complete list". 29 January 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  10. ^ Bruton, Michelle. "Winter X Games 2023: Full Results, Medal Winners and Best Trick Highlights". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  11. ^ Coryell, Olivia (24 January 2020). "X Games Aspen 2020 Day One News and Results". ESPN Press Room U.S. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  12. ^ Final results
  13. ^ "Men's Snowboard Halfpipe – Overall Results" (PDF). FIS. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  14. ^ "'I finally got tattooed': Jan Scherrer pays off bet to wife with new ink". ESPN.com. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Jan Scherrer, Olympic snowboard medalist, 'loses' bet, gets funny tattoo". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2023.


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