The world's best skier is a little cat named Jesper

 By 
Heather Dockray
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For far too long, humans have dominated winter sports. But now, there's a new athlete in town, poised to break the entrenched species barrier.

His name is Jesper, and he's an adorable Norwegian cat.

Jesper, it seems, loves to pull lazy humans down mountains. Despite blustery winds and icy snow, Jesper maintains his peppy stride.

But Jesper is more than just a sleigh. He's a Renaissance cat and an all-star athlete, equally adept at:

Hiking,

A video posted by Jesperpus\A.Stormo (@jesperpusen) on Sep 11, 2015 at 8:01am PDT

Fishing,

A photo posted by Jesperpus\A.Stormo (@jesperpusen) on Aug 7, 2015 at 3:47pm PDT

And doing whatever this is.

A photo posted by Jesperpus\A.Stormo (@jesperpusen) on Jul 23, 2015 at 12:35pm PDT

You can find more of Jesper's adventures on his Instagram page here.

See you in the 2018 Olympics, Jesper.

A photo posted by Jesperpus\A.Stormo (@jesperpusen) on Jun 13, 2015 at 1:19am PDT

Go Jesper go!

A photo posted by Jesperpus\A.Stormo (@jesperpusen) on May 25, 2015 at 1:33pm PDT

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