Episode #17
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Tag: TJ Schiller
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TJ Schiller
Episode #216
Release date: March 8, 2021
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TJ Schiller was a huge name in the world of ski slopestyle in the 2000s. He was a dominant force who brought many firsts to the table at a time when learning tricks was riskier, but the reward seemed to be a lot more. TJ’s career is basically 2 parts, healthy TJ and then injured TJ and we talk about what happened in between on the podcast…the come up, the overnight fame, the travel, the money, the pain, x-games gold, and a whole lot more. Another DO NOT MISS episode.
TJ Schiller Show Notes:
3:00: Coaching, the transition to civilian, and more coaching
13:30: Family life, moving to Vernon, skiing, and culture
21:00 : Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Glade Optics: Get 10% off with the code TPM10
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
22:30: Individual sport, WSI, and getting on Armada through a god moment
29:30: Getting ski famous overnight at the US Open, going to Europe, confidence, and pressure
40:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
Elan Skis: Making the best ski 75 years
41:45: Complaining to judges, leaving Armada for Coreupt, other sponsors, and money
50:00: The ski fraternity
52:00: Weedmaps.com Weed question and ad
54:00: The X-Games, best trick Gold, his first knee injury, and Slopestyle Gold
59:00: Video parts, the never-ending knee saga that keeps him skiing, and Coreupt again
68:00: Inappropriate Questions with Josh Bibby
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TJ Schiller
FREEZE Magazine
Issue: December 2004
Photographer: Chris O’Connell
Location: Hemsedal, Norway
Full issue HERE!
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White Shine
Release date: Fall 2005
Produced by: Pléhouse Films
Skiers: Philippe Belanger, Philippe Dion, Phil Larose, Iannick B., Charles Gagnier, Sarah Burke, Thomas Rinfret, TJ Schiller, Josh Bibby
The award-winning team at Pléhouse Films today announced the production of White Shine, the eagerly-anticipated sequel to Red Tape, Pléhouse films critically-acclaimed second production. The 16mm film will document the winter of the D-Structure team members as they explore the planet in search of the best alpine and urban destinations. For it’s third film, Pléhouse has accepted its most important assignment to date: follow the 20 skiers part of the D-Structure professional and amateur teams as they travel the globe. The Pléhouse film crews will shoot thousands of feet of film documenting these elite athletes as they perpetually push the limits of skiing in the backcountry, in terrain parks and in unusual urban settings.
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X=10
Release date: Fall 2004
Produced by: Poor Boyz Productions
Directed by: Johnny Decesare
Skiers: Anthony Boronowski, Peter Olenick, TJ Schiller, Sage Cattabriga, Kristi Leskinen, Grete Eliassen, Vincent Dorion, Henrik Windstedt, Niklas Karlstrom, Boyd Easley, David Crichton, Chris Benchetler, Shane Szocs, Dan Treadway, Candide Thovex, Simon Dumont, Mark Abma, Jon Olsson, Mike Douglas, Andy Mahre, Laurant Farve, Jersey Dan, JF Cusson, Philou Porier, Phil Belanger, Evan Raps, Tanner Hall, Pep Fujas, Seth Morrison, Jim Schimen, Scott Bellevance, Mike Atkinson, JP Auclair, Sarah Burke, Rory Bushfield
John Decesare presents history in the making. Skiing has taken centuries to evolve into a sport, but only a decade to transform into upheaval, reaching its pinnacle in this, the most unforgettable season to date. Poor Boyz is pleased to present the culmination of ten years in freeskiing mayhem with the 16mm and High Def Film…. “X”. Enlist for another season as the PBP crew turns their cameras on the world’s premiere athletes to bring you insane big mountain, backcountry kickers, and ridiculous antics.
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WAR
Release date: Fall 2005
Produced by: Poor Boyz Productions
Directed by: Johnny Decesare
Skiers: Pep Fujas, Mark Abma, JP Auclair, Candide Thovex, Sammy Carlson, Anthony Boronowski, TJ Schiller, Vincent Dorion, Zach Davison, Pete Olenick, Michael Olenick, Mike Douglas, John Symms, Andy Mahre, Julien Regnier, Andreas Hatveit, Seth Morrison, Simon Dumont
Poor Boyz Productions declares “WAR” with the ski world in a battle to produce the best ski film for the 2005 season. Poor Boyz issued footage reveals the record size 37′ air on the largest hip ever built, a record height 23.5′ tree jib, unmatched urban rail assaults, avalanche-triggering big mountain lines, and of course the untouched back country skiing that Poor Boyz has been supplying for over a decade. WAR is the year’s best ammunition, see it to believe it.
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Ski Porn!
Release date: Fall 2006
Produced by: Poor Boyz Productions
Directed by: Johnny Decesare
Skiers: Pep Fujas, Simon Dumont, TJ Schiller, JP Auclair, Sammy Carlson, Andy Mahre, Andreas Hatveit, Chris Benchetler, Peter Olenick, Grete Eliassen, Seth Morrison, Kristi Leskinen, Candide Thovex, Julien Regnier, Michelle Parker, Jon Olsson, Vincent Dorion, Jacob Wester
Johnny Decesare, director of last seasons film of the year, is proud to present his latest explosive, alpine thriller “Ski Pron”. Johnny, his crew of top-shelf cinematographers and the best freeskiers on the planet tackle the latest challenges that the backcountry and urban skiing has to offer. This year “Ski Porn” continues the tradition of progressing the sport and blowing minds with its epic visuals and top notch tricks.
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Teddybear Crisis
Release date: Fall 2005
Directed by: Henrik Rostrup, Kris Ostness, Howie Arnstad
Skiers: Tanner Hall, Jon Olsson, Mike Wilson, Sage Cattabriga, Henrik Windstedt, Sammy Carlson, Simon Dumont, Brandon Becker, Niklas Karlström, Nico Zacek, TJ Schiller, Corey Vanular, John Symms, Laurent Favre, Jacob Wester, PK Hunder, Espen Linnerud, Jon Larsson, Sebastian Garhammer, Stian Hagen, Oscar Scherlin
Legendary film maker Kris Ostness (Wind-Up Films/Flying Circus) has teamed up with new school film maker Henrik Rostrup (Push Films/Not Another Ski Movie) to form the company Teddybear Crisis. The crew revisits the classic Utah gaps that Ostness/Wind-Up Films pioneered years ago and discovers a few new ones on the way. Upper/Lower Flagstaff and Pyramid, all mandatory 90 foot spans, pale to Tanner Hall hitting 120 foot Chad’d5s Gap skiing backwards at 53mph and stomping a switch 900. The crew travels from unique backcountry features, super-sized park, kickers over half pipes, freeskiing in the Alps, Alaska and face shots in Utah. The intro was shot on 35mm film with a full rock video production crew in Oslo Norway, a just start for a ski film that is crawling out of the box with a new style and a fresh look at insane action. Filmed in Europe, Scandinavia, Utah, California, Alaska on 16mm and 35mm film.
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Strike
Release date: Fall 2005
Produced by: Skifilm.no
Directed by: Jon Håtveit
Skiers: Andreas Håtveit, Grete Eliassen, Henrik Winstedt, Jacob Wester, Charles Gagnier, Sarah Burke, Sammy Carlson, Candide Thovex, Derek Spong, TJ Schiller, Seth Morrison, Sverre Liliequist, John Håvard Grøgaard, Magnus Tveito, Rory Bushfield
See skiing being pushed to new limits by some of the world’s best riders. Filmed in Europe, USA and Canada. Strike is packed with tons of action, amazing tricks and deathly runs. Filmed in their usual high quality and at incredible speed Strike conveys the andrenalin rush on snow to the screen and confirms the crew at skifilm.no as the most exciting new name in the world of ski filming.
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Mind The Gap
Release date: Fall 2006
Produced by: Skifilm.no
Directed by: Jon Håtveit
Skiers: Peter Olenick, Grete Eliassen, Michelle Parker, Simon Dumont, Jon Olsson, Sverre Liliequist, Sammy Carlson, Candide Thovex, TJ Schiller, Henrik Harlaut, Charles Gagnier, JF Houle, Andreas Håtveit
“Mind The Gap’ shows freeskiing filming at it’s highest level yet including the most spectacular following through the air, skifilm.no capture Charles Gagnier as de does a huge 900 tail grab at Breckenridge while Candide lives up to his big air reputation doing an amazing fakie 630 to rail. Jon Olsson does his new kangaroo flip and Andreas Hatveit does a 270 on to an incredibly long 43 step street rail. JF Houle does an amazing 70m bio 9 mute while Grete Eliasson and Michelle Parker lay down for the girls and Sweden’s 14 year old new comer Henrik Harlaut shows his emerging talent. Andreas Hatveit, after last year’s record high trick at June Mountain, again provides a spectacular sequence doing 900 on an incredible 35m gap from an 8m kicker while the camera crew follow him right across the 35m gap, up close, in one of the most amazing ski film shots ever seen.
