Sweden-based Olympic skier Jesper Tjäder has recently set a world record for the ‘longest rail grind ski’. Guinness World Records has now shared a video of Tjäder attempting the record on its official YouTube channel.
“Longest rail grind ski - 154.49 metres by Jesper Tjäder (Sweden),” reads the caption of the video posted on YouTube by Guinness World Records. The footage shows Jesper Tjäder skiing on a 506-foot and 10.3-inch rail grind.
Watch the video below:
Since being posted a day ago, the video has amassed over 10,000 views and more than 750 likes. The world record has also prompted people to share their thoughts in the comments section.
{{/usCountry}}Since being posted a day ago, the video has amassed over 10,000 views and more than 750 likes. The world record has also prompted people to share their thoughts in the comments section.
{{/usCountry}}“That looks amazing,” posted an individual. “I want to congrats him,” expressed another with a smiling face emoticon. “That is truly awesome,” commented a third.
While sharing the same video on Twitter, they added, “Jesper has competed at three Olympic games but now has his first record!”
Since being posted, the 26-second clip has received over 2,000 views and more than 80 likes.
According to the Guinness World Records blog, Jesper Tjäder is a Swedish freestyle skier who competed for Sweden thrice in Winter Olympics - 2014, 2018, and 2022.
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