Kelly Sildaru
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| Born | 17 February 2002 Tallinn, Estonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Kelly – Henry Suusaklubi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 2017– | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kelly Sildaru (born 17 February 2002) is an Estonian freestyle skier.
Biography
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. She is also the youngest to win two X Games gold medals
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]
Because of her young age, the first World Cup event she was allowed to participate in was on 27 August 2017 in Cardrona, New Zealand. She won the slopestyle competition.[5]
Despite being the gold medal favorite for the women’s slopestyle event in 2018 Winter Olympics, she missed competing in the Games because of a knee injury.[6]
World Cup results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[7]
Season standings
| Season | |||||
| Age | Overall | Slopestyle | Halfpipe | Big air | |
| 2018 | 15 | 94 | 21 | 18 | — |
| 2019 | 16 | 35 | 5 | 3 | — |
- Standings through 27 January 2019
Race Podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | 27 August 2017 |  Cardrona, New Zealand |
Slopestyle | 1st |
| 2 | 1 September 2017 | Cardrona, New Zealand |
Halfpipe | 2nd | |
| 3 | 2019 | 23 November 2018 |  Stubai, Austria |
Slopestyle | 1st |
| 4 | 7 December 2018 |  Copper Mountain, USA |
Halfpipe | 1st |
World Championship results
| Year | ||||
| Age | Slopestyle | Halfpipe | Big air | |
| 2019 | 16 | C | 1 | — |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "13-YEAR-OLD KELLY SILDARU WINS WOMEN'S TOYOTA FREESKI SLOPESTYLE AT DEW TOUR". Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Kelly Sildaru Skis Away With Women's Ski Slopestyle Pro Competition Win". Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "Kelly Sildaru: väga hea tunne on esimese naisena 1440-kraadine hüpe teha". Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ Estonian teenager Kelly Sildaru wins World Cup slopestyle 27 August 2017, stuff.co.nz
- ^ "Injury robs Pyeongchang of teen slopestyle phenom Sildaru". Reuters. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "Kelly Sildaru". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
External links
- Kelly Sildaru at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Estonian Ski Association Profile
- Official website
- Biography (in Estonian)
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