John Teller

For the American lawyer and judge from New York, see John D. Teller.
John Teller
Medal record
Men's Freestyle Skiing
Representing the  United States
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Voss Ski cross
Winter X Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Aspen Ski Cross

John Teller (born March 9, 1983) is an American freestyle skier who specializes in ski cross. He won the Skier X event at Winter X Games XV, upsetting favorite Chris Del Bosco.[1]

Teller began his career in alpine, but has made the transition to ski cross, supporting his endeavor by working as an auto mechanic.[2] On January 7, 2011, in St. Johann in Tirol, Austria, Teller became the first American to win a Ski Cross World Cup race.[3]

Teller is based in Mammoth Lakes, California.[4]

References

  1. ^ [1] – Results from ESPN.com
  2. ^ "John Teller Profile - Bio - ESPN". Archived from the original on 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2011-01-31. – Bio at ESPN.com
  3. ^ [2] – Results from FIS-Ski.com
  4. ^ [3] Archived 2018-01-20 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2016-11-27.


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