Jonny Moseley - Honors and Recognitions

Honors and Recognitions

Among the honors and recognitions which Moseley has received is a parade in his honor where San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown declared a "Jonny Moseley Day" and handed him the "key" to the city. He was named "Sportsman of the Year" (1998) by the U.S. Olympic Committee and has been featured on the cover of Freeskier and Rolling Stone magazines.

He was also chosen to be the traditional post-Olympics athlete host of Saturday Night Live in 2002, hosting the March 3, 2002, episode of the show with musical guest Outkast. On the show, he performed a sketch called "Jonny's Journey," in which he went "around the world on a never-ending Dinner Roll" via a green screen.

Moseley is largely credited with having brought the Iron Cross trick into the limelight, where a two-planker crosses their skis midair during a jump. This was a radical departure from the old school air tricks, which included Daffies, Backscratchers and Moonwalks (see Glen Plake).