Tess Ledeux facts for kids
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| Nationality | French | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Bourg-Saint-Maurice, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 51 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Big air | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | C.S La Plagne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tess Ledeux is a talented French freestyle skier. She competes in exciting events like slopestyle and big air. She is known for her amazing tricks and daring jumps on skis.
Tess has won many important medals in her career. She has competed in major events around the world. These include the Winter Olympics and the World Championships.
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Tess Ledeux's Early Success
Tess Ledeux started making a name for herself early on. She showed great skill in freestyle skiing. Her hard work quickly led to big wins.
World Championship Wins
In 2017, Tess competed in the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017. This event took place in Sierra Nevada, Spain. She won a gold medal in the slopestyle event. Slopestyle involves skiing down a course with obstacles. Skiers perform tricks on jumps and rails.
Tess continued her success at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2019. This time, she won another medal. She also earned a gold medal at the 2023 World Championships in Bakuriani. This was for the big air event.
X Games Achievements
Tess Ledeux has also had incredible success at the Winter X Games. These games are famous for extreme sports. She has won several gold medals there.
- In 2019, she won gold in big air in Norway.
- She won another big air gold in 2020 in Aspen.
- At the 2022 X Games in Aspen, she won two gold medals. She won in both slopestyle and big air.
- During the 2022 X Games, Tess made history. She became the first woman to land a "double cork 1620" in a competition. This is a very difficult trick. It involves spinning 4 and a half times while flipping twice in the air.
- In 2024, she won another gold medal in slopestyle at the Aspen X Games.
Olympic Journey
Tess Ledeux represented France at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. This was a huge moment in her career. She competed in the women's big air event.
She performed incredibly well at the Olympics. Tess earned a silver medal for France. This showed her skill on the world's biggest stage.
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See also
In Spanish: Tess Ledeux para niños