Kelly Sildaru

Kelly Sildaru
Personal information
Born (2002-02-17) 17 February 2002
Tallinn, Estonia
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 48 kg (106 lb)
Medal record
Women's Freestyle Skiing
Representing  Estonia
Junior World Championships
2017 Crans-Montana Halfpipe
2017 Chiesa in Valmalenco Slopestyle
Winter X Games
2016 Aspen Slopestyle
2017 Aspen Slopestyle
2017 Aspen Big Air
Winter X Games Europe
2017 Hafjell Big Air
Winter Dew Tour
2015 Breckenridge Slopestyle
2016 Breckenridge Slopestyle

Kelly Sildaru (born 17 February 2002) is an Estonian freestyle skier.

Sildaru won a gold medal in the slopestyle event in the 2016 Winter X Games beating Tiril Sjåstad Christiansen.[1] With this win, at age 13, Sildaru became the youngest gold medalist to date at a Winter X Games event, and the first person to win a Winter X Games medal for Estonia.

Kelly Sildaru is the youngest to win 2 gold medals in X Games.

Sildaru has won the women's slopestyle on the 2015[2] and 2016[3] Dew tour.

During the Big Air competition of the 2017 Winter X Games Norway Sildaru became the first woman to ever land a Switch 1260° Mute and a 1440° during a competition.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Jason Blevins and David Krause (29 January 2016). "Teen skier Kelly Sildaru becomes youngest Winter X Games gold medalist". The Denver Post. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "13-YEAR-OLD KELLY SILDARU WINS WOMEN'S TOYOTA FREESKI SLOPESTYLE AT DEW TOUR". Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Kelly Sildaru Skis Away With Women’s Ski Slopestyle Pro Competition Win". Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Kelly Sildaru: väga hea tunne on esimese naisena 1440-kraadine hüpe teha". Retrieved 12 March 2017.
Awards
Preceded by
Anett Kontaveit		 Estonian Young Sports Personality of the Year
2016 		Succeeded by
Incumbent


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