Freeride
Kelly Sildaru
Freestyle
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. 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.
Kelly Sildaru is the youngest to win 2 gold medals in X Games.
Sildaru has won the women's slopestyle on the 2015 and 2016 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.
Facts
- Date of birth
- 17.02.2002
- Nationality
- Estonia
- Motto
- Have fun!
- Disciplines
- Freestyle
- Hobbies
- Golf, Longboarding
- Website
- www.sildaru.com
Top results
2018
FIS Junior World Ski Championships Halfpipe & Slopestyle Winter Games New Zealand
X Games gold in Slopestyle (Aspen) 2016 & 2017
2017 1st World Cup Slopestyle Cardrona NZ
2nd World Cup Halfpipe Cardrona NZ
Interview
- 1. Favorite Marker Binding
- Squire.
- 2. Why?
- I am still a light weight and those suites really well for me
- 3. How long have you been riding for Marker?
- From the beginning
- 4. What age did you start skiing?
- 2 years old
- 5. Biggest breakthrough in your ski career
- Have won winter Xgames twice
Kelly Sildaru's Choice
Freeride/Freestyle