Kjersti Buaas

Kjersti Buaas
Personal information
Full name Kjersti Østgaard Buaas
Born (1982-01-05) 5 January 1982[1]
Trondheim
Residence Trondheim
Height 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Sport
Country Norway
Sport Snowboarding
Event(s) Women's slopestyle
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Women's Snowboarding
Women's Snowboarding
2006 Turin Women's Halfpipe
X Games Medal Record
2012 Aspen Slopestyle
Updated on 7 February 2014.

Kjersti Østgaard Buaas (born 5 January 1982) is a Norwegian snowboarder from Trondheim. She placed 4th in women's half-pipe at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. 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))[3]

Competition Results

Swatch TTR 2008/2009 Season[4]

  • 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

  1. ↑ "Kjersti Buaas". sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Norway Olympic Team and Media Guide Sochi 2014. Norway: Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 2014. p. 95.
  3. ↑ "Kjersti Buaas Real Talk Interview". Pyramid Magazine. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Kjersti's Official Swatch TTR Profile Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine.


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