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Kelly Sildaru
2020-01-18 Freestyle skiing at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Women's Freeski Slopestyle – Mascot Ceremony (Martin Rulsch) 20.jpg
Sildaru during the Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland, in January 2020
Country  Estonia
Born (2002-02-17) 17 February 2002 (age 23)
Tallinn, Estonia
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
World Cup career
Seasons 5 - (2017–2019, 2020–present)
Individual wins 6
Indiv. podiums 13
Indiv. starts 15
Overall titles 0
Discipline titles 1 – (1 SS)
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing  Estonia
International freestyle ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships 1 0 0
Winter X Games 5 2 1
Winter X Games Europe 0 1 0
Winter Dew Tour 4 1 0
Winter Youth Olympics 1 0 0
Junior World Championships 6 1 0
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slopestyle 11 0 1
Halfpipe / Superpipe 4 2 0
Big air 1 3 1
Streetstyle 1 0 0
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slopestyle 5 1 0
Halfpipe 1 3 2
Big air 0 0 1
Olympic Games
Bronze 2022 Beijing Slopestyle
World Championships
Gold 2019 Utah Halfpipe
Winter X Games
Gold 2016 Aspen Slopestyle
Gold 2017 Aspen Slopestyle
Gold 2019 Aspen Slopestyle
Gold 2020 Aspen Slopestyle
Gold 2020 Aspen Superpipe
Gold 2022 Aspen Superpipe
Silver 2017 Aspen Big air
Silver 2019 Aspen Superpipe
Bronze 2019 Aspen Big air
Winter X Games Europe
Silver 2017 Hafjell Big air
Winter Dew Tour
Gold 2015 Breckenridge Slopestyle
Gold 2016 Breckenridge Slopestyle
Gold 2018 Breckenridge Slopestyle
Gold 2021 Copper Mountain Streetstyle
Silver 2021 Copper Mountain Superpipe
Winter Youth Olympics
Gold 2020 Lausanne Slopestyle
Junior World Championships
Gold 2017 Crans-Montana Halfpipe
Gold 2017 Chiesa in Valmalenco Slopestyle
Gold 2018 Cardrona Halfpipe
Gold 2018 Cardrona Slopestyle
Gold 2019 Kläppen Slopestyle
Gold 2019 Kläppen Big air
Silver 2018 Cardrona Big air
2020-01-18 Freestyle skiing at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Women's Freeski Slopestyle – Final – 2nd run (Martin Rulsch) 152
Kelly Sildaru during the qualification for the girls' slopestyle at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
2020-01-18 Freestyle skiing at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Women's Freeski Slopestyle – Qualification – 1st run (Martin Rulsch) 032
During the final at the very same place

Kelly Sildaru (born 17 February 2002) is an amazing Estonian Olympic freestyle skier. She is known for her incredible skills and many medals in events like Slopestyle, Halfpipe, and Big air.

About Kelly Sildaru

Kelly Sildaru made history at the 2016 Winter X Games. She won a gold medal in the slopestyle event. At just 13 years old, she became the youngest person ever to win a gold medal at a Winter X Games. She was also the first person from Estonia to win a medal at this event.

Kelly continued to impress, becoming the youngest athlete to win two X Games gold medals. She also won the women's slopestyle at the Dew Tour in both 2015 and 2016.

In 2017, at the Winter X Games Norway, Kelly did something amazing. She was the first woman to land a "Switch 1260 ° Mute" and a "1440°" trick in a competition. These are very difficult moves! Because of her young age, she had to wait to join the World Cup. Her first World Cup event was in August 2017 in Cardrona, New Zealand, where she won the slopestyle competition.

Kelly was expected to win a gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics. However, she couldn't compete because of a knee injury. She recovered and later won a gold medal in halfpipe at the World Championships. In 2020, she won another gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games for Women's Freestyle Skiing.

At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Kelly won a bronze medal. This was in the slopestyle event. Her best score was 82.06 in her first run.

Kelly has been named the best female Estonian Athlete of the Year twice, in 2019 and 2022. She also received a high award from Estonia, called the Order of the White Star, 3rd class.

Major Competition Results

Kelly Sildaru has achieved many great results in freestyle skiing. Here are some of her top finishes in major competitions. All results are from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

Kelly has won 1 medal at the Olympic Games: 1 bronze.

 Year   Age   Slopestyle   Halfpipe   Big air 
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 15 injured: did not compete
China 2022 Beijing 19 Bronze 4 17

Winter Youth Olympics

Kelly has won 1 medal at the Winter Youth Olympics: 1 gold.

 Year   Age   Slopestyle   Halfpipe   Big air 
Switzerland 2020 Lausanne 17 Gold

World Championships

Kelly has won 1 medal at the World Championships: 1 gold.

 Year   Age   Slopestyle   Halfpipe   Big air 
United States 2019 Park City 16 CNX Gold
United States 2021 Aspen 18 injured: did not compete
Georgia (country) 2023 Bakuriani 20 injured: did not compete

Junior World Championships

Kelly has won 7 medals at the Junior World Championships: 6 gold, 1 silver.

 Year   Age   Slopestyle   Halfpipe   Big air 
Switzerland Italy 2017 14 Gold Gold N/A
New Zealand 2018 Cardrona 15 Gold Gold Silver
Sweden 2019 Kläppen 16 Gold Gold

Winter X Games

Kelly has won 9 medals at the Winter X Games: 6 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze.

 Year   Age   Slopestyle   Superpipe   Big air 
United States 2016 Aspen 13 Gold
United States 2017 Aspen 14 Gold Silver
United States 2018 Aspen 15 injured: did not compete
United States 2019 Aspen 16 Gold Silver Bronze
United States 2020 Aspen 17 Gold Gold 4
United States 2021 Aspen 18 injured: did not compete
United States 2022 Aspen 19 Gold
United States 2023 Aspen 20 injured: did not compete

Winter X Games Europe

Kelly has won 1 medal at the Winter X Games Europe: 1 silver.

 Year   Age   Slopestyle   Superpipe   Big air 
Norway 2016 Oslo 14 N/A 4
Norway 2017 Hafjell 15 N/A Silver

Fun Fact

Kelly Sildaru was honored with her very own Kelly Sildaru Barbie doll! This special doll was created on 25 May 2022. It was part of Barbie's Dream Gap project, which aims to inspire girls around the world.

See also

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