Ashley Caldwell

Ashley Caldwell (born September 14, 1993) is an American freestyle skier who has competed since 2008. Caldwell was named to the US team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in January 2010 after competing in the sport for only two seasons. The youngest in the event, she reached the finals of the Aerials. Caldwell won her first World Cup aerials event in the United States in Lake Placid, New York in January 2011 becoming the youngest freestyle female to ever win.

Caldwell then suffered from back to back ACL tears, missing the 2012 and 2013 competitive seasons. Upon returning she claimed the silver medal at her first world cup event in China earning a spot to the Sochi Olympics. She placed 10th place after a bad landing on her first finals jump. She competed again in Beijing in December 2014 winning gold, alongside her 19-year-old teammate Kiley McKinnon, who won silver.^[1] She became the first female skier to land a quadruple twisting triple back flip at the 2017 World Championship in Sierra Nevada, Spain. Caldwell won the event alongside teammate Jon Lillis.

Personal life

Ashley is the oldest of four children. She grew up in Northern Virginia, competing in gymnastics and other various sports as a child. She trained at Apex Gymnastics, in Leesburg, Virginia. Originally living in Ashburn, Virginia and moving to western Loudoun County, Virginia she went to Blue Ridge Middle School. Her family now resides in Houston, Texas she lived in Hamilton, Virginia^[2] and now lives in Park City, Utah.

External links

• Ashley Caldwell at the International Ski Federation

References