Joel Gisler (born 25 February 1994 in Bürglen) is a Swiss

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, specializing in

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/ref> Gisler competed at the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

for Switzerland. He placed 18th in the qualifying round in the

, failing to advance. Gisler made his World Cup debut in March 2011. As of April 2014, his best World Cup finish is 16th, at

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. His best World Cup overall finish in halfpipe is 34th, in 2010–11. Competing in the

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

, again for Switzerland, he experienced a video recorded crash on par with that of

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1994 births Living people Olympic freestyle skiers for Switzerland Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Swiss male freestyle skiers 21st-century Swiss sportspeople {{Switzerland-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub