Kelly Sildaru

Kelly Sildaru
Born (2002-02-17) 17 February 2002
Tallinn, Estonia
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Ski club Kelly - Henry Suusaklubi
World Cup career
Seasons 2017–
Individual wins 1
Indiv. podiums 2
Overall titles 0
Discipline titles 0
Medal record
Women's Freestyle Skiing
Representing  Estonia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Winter X Games 2 1 0
Winter X Games Europe 0 1 0
Winter Dew Tour 2 0 0
Junior World Championships 4 1 0
Total 8 3 0
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slopestyle 6 0 0
Halfpipe 2 0 0
Big air 0 3 0
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
Junior World Championships
2017 Crans-Montana Halfpipe
2017 Chiesa in Valmalenco Slopestyle
2018 Cardrona Halfpipe
2018 Cardrona Slopestyle
2018 Cardrona Big air

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. 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

SeasonAgeOverallSlopestyleHalfpipeBig air
2017–1815942118–

Race Podiums

  • 1 wins – (1 SS)
  • 2 podiums – (1 SS), 1 (HP)
No. Season Date Location Discipline Place
12017–1827 August 2017New Zealand Cardrona Alpine Resort, New ZealandSlopestyle1st
21 September 2017New Zealand Cardrona Alpine Resort, New ZealandHalfpipe2nd

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.
  5. ↑ Estonian teenager Kelly Sildaru wins World Cup slopestyle 27 August 2017, stuff.co.nz
  6. ↑ "Injury robs Pyeongchang of teen slopestyle phenom Sildaru". Reuters. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Kelly Sildaru". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
Awards
Preceded by
Anett Kontaveit		 Estonian Young Athlete of the Year
2016–2017		 Succeeded by
Incumbent


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