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Jon Olsson, skiing's first millionaire, moves to Monaco. What's next?
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The rumor has it Jon Olsson moved to Monaco for tax reasons, since he's actually super rich now.
So do you think he could be the representation of what skiing will become, how much importance it is taking, and how much money's put in play? Who knows, skiers might be paid as well as boarders soon...
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o and my sources are SBC skier, and could a swede translate this please:
"Jon, ännu en flykting Jon Olsson gör som Ingemar, Pernilla och Anja och flyttar till Monaco. Även Jons gamle polare, slalomstjärnan Markus Larsson, bor i Monaco. Kanske kan han inspirera Markus att damma av twintipen igen?"
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dude that may be true, but SBC is a cool mag but they totally make up lies, meant to be funny, so i doubt that true
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^exactly, its still the best mag around, but im not sure of the authenticity... Then I googled and found this swedish thing so
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ok you know what, beside the heading it says "now with 20 per cent more lies", and there are 5 articles, and the other 4 seem real(By the way MCConkey's now a father???). SO now I need that translation done to see...
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what the fuck did you buy? why do you need translations with everything?
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Uh... he's not the first millionaire in skiing. Hahaha.
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maybe in newschool...not in skiing as a sport though..
how much do you think T-Hall's career earnings are?
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your forgetting about mr moseley and his mtv job
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i want to be a millionare
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everyone needs money so who cares if he got money and moves to keep it....it has nothign to do with his skiing.
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jon olsson is cool
AK pride
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except that he got the money from his ski sponors.......
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WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?
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that the kid i quoted said it had nothing to do with skiing.......
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he said it had nothing to do with jons skiing as in it shouldnt affect us being like oooh what a rich bitch even though his skiing is killer
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i think it shows that companies are giving more respect to skiiers. i think you and i took his post 2 different ways
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sweden is one of the countries where you are really heavily taxed, all scandanavian contries you pay like crazy like over 60% if you are raking in the $
thats why everyone with $ moves to switzerland & monaco.
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Anyone hear about a possible Jon Olsson solo film project?
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as a swede i can confirm that jon has actully moved to monaco... as a lot of other sportstars from sweden do, the taxes are really crazy over here.
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I'll give it a try.
Jon, another fugitive who does as Ingermar (Stenmarg) Pernilla (Wiberg) and Anja (Pärson) and moves to Monaco. Also Jons old friend, the slalomstar Markus Larsson lives in Monaco. Maybe he'll inspire Markus to dust off the twintips again?
I hope that made sense..
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tru...and he deserves it...
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He's one of the best and the most popular in the sport. So he does deserve it...Better if skiing is a famous and popular sport...I remember when nobody know what is was, i had to explain what its was all about and how...Now when i say: ima jibber...theyre like, Cool, are you good? Good Style?
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yea totally, i never said he didn't.......if thats what your trying to say. he definatly has worked his balls off to become how good he is.
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i dont believe in 'deserving' things
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jopns a model or something too
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How Jon got his money (except being one of the sports greatest)
J. Lindeberg must have paid him CRAZY money to outbid Oakley and launch their ski gear.
Jon is basically Heads freestyle team, not half as many people would by Head twins if Jon didn't ride them, so they must also pay him alot.
And I'm fairly sure he doesn't stay in Monaco all too often.
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Regis, that's my final answer !
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i'd like to ask the audience
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They (Head) have a few others.
Tim Durtschi? Angeli Van Laanen?
They are goint to crush the Open and X-Games!
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I said "basically".
And I have never heard of Angeli Van Laanen, and I doubt any of them will crush the X-Games.
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Durtschi and Laanen's recognizition is nothing compared to Olsons.
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man if Jon is super popular in America just think how much of the man he is in Europe
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^"recognizition," congratulations on your complete and total butchery of the english language
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Anyone who can sport the hell out of an all PINK outerwear outfit is hands down one of the best in the sport.
People accuse him of having a lazy style, but I think that is what makes him so rad to watch. AND, I think that it was and is horse ish that he does not get much credit for sticking cab 5 on chad's the same day as Tanner.
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i think so too.....who cares haha
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Better yet, imagine how popular he is in japan. Hes probably been elevated to the status of god.
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Wow you're right im a fuckin moron I just read what I wrote
Im a work... gotta write the msgs fast
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I am pretty postive he didnt stick any switch tricks over chads except maybe a 1
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right on rich skiers that rip
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that so sick, if its true then gongradulations to him
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the reason he moved to monaco are probably that we have really high taxes in sweden, and the pro lifestyle doesnt last forever.
So why not pay less tax and make more money .
I would rather live in monaco then sweden closer to the alps and warmer in the summer.
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go yooon. but you gotta think tanner has made more money then him...but idk. tanner spends most of it on weed...
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go yooon. but you gotta think tanner has made more money then him...but idk. tanner spends most of it on weed...
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if you watch volume 13 (or 14 I don't remember) you will see you're absolutely wrong.
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