Kjersti Buaas
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| Full name | Kjersti Østgaard Buaas | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
5 January 1982[1] Trondheim | ||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Trondheim | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Norway | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Women's slopestyle | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kjersti Østgaard Buaas (born January 5, 1982) is a Norwegian snowboarder from Trondheim. She placed 4th in women's half-pipe at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. She received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in women's half-pipe in Turin, Italy. Buaas recovered from a broken leg only a week before her bronze-winning ride.
In 2007/2008 she finished World No.3 on the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour))
Competition Results
Swatch TTR 2008/2009 Season[3]
- 3rd – Slopestyle – 6Star Burton European Open (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour))
- 2nd – Halfpipe – 6Star Burton European Open (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour))
- 4th – Halfpipe – 6Star Burton US Open (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour))
- 1st – Slopestyle – 6Star Burton US Open (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour))
References
- ↑ "Kjersti Buaas". sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ↑ Norway Olympic Team and Media Guide Sochi 2014. Norway: Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 2014. p. 95.
- ↑ Kjersti's Official Swatch TTR Profile