Kelly Sildaru

Estonian freestyle skier (born 2002) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kelly Sildaru (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈkelʲˑi ˈsilˑdɑ.ru]; born 17 February 2002) is an Estonian Olympic freestyle skier.

Born (2002-02-17) 17 February 2002 (age 24)
Tallinn, Estonia
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[1]
Country Estonia
SportSkiing
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Kelly Sildaru
Sildaru during the Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland, in January 2020
Personal information
Born (2002-02-17) 17 February 2002 (age 24)
Tallinn, Estonia
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[1]
Sport
Country Estonia
SportSkiing
World Cup career
Seasons5 - (2017–2019, 2020–present)
Indiv. starts15
Indiv. podiums13
Indiv. wins6
Overall titles0
Discipline titles1 – (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
Total 17 5 2
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slopestyle 11 0 1
Halfpipe / Superpipe 4 2 0
Big air 1 3 1
Streetstyle 1 0 0
Total 17 5 2
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slopestyle 5 1 0
Halfpipe 1 3 2
Big air 0 0 1
Total 6 4 3
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 BeijingSlopestyle
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 UtahHalfpipe
Winter X Games
Gold medal – first place2016 AspenSlopestyle
Gold medal – first place2017 AspenSlopestyle
Gold medal – first place2019 AspenSlopestyle
Gold medal – first place2020 AspenSlopestyle
Gold medal – first place2020 AspenSuperpipe
Gold medal – first place2022 AspenSuperpipe
Silver medal – second place2017 AspenBig air
Silver medal – second place2019 AspenSuperpipe
Bronze medal – third place2019 AspenBig air
Winter X Games Europe
Silver medal – second place2017 HafjellBig air
Winter Dew Tour
Gold medal – first place2015 BreckenridgeSlopestyle
Gold medal – first place2016 BreckenridgeSlopestyle
Gold medal – first place2018 BreckenridgeSlopestyle
Gold medal – first place2021 Copper MountainStreetstyle
Silver medal – second place2021 Copper MountainSuperpipe
Winter Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place2020 LausanneSlopestyle
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Crans-MontanaHalfpipe
Gold medal – first place2017 Chiesa in ValmalencoSlopestyle
Gold medal – first place2018 CardronaHalfpipe
Gold medal – first place2018 CardronaSlopestyle
Gold medal – first place2019 KläppenSlopestyle
Gold medal – first place2019 KläppenBig air
Silver medal – second place2018 CardronaBig air
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Kelly Sildaru during the qualification for the girls' slopestyle at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
During the final at the very same place

Career

Sildaru won a gold medal in the slopestyle event in the 2016 Winter X Games beating Tiril Sjåstad Christiansen.[2] 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[3] and 2016[4] Dew Tour.

During the Big Air competition of the 2017 Winter X Games Norway, Sildaru became the first woman ever to land a Switch 1260° Mute and a 1440° during a competition.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7] However she later recovered and was able to compete in the world championships winning gold in halfpipe.[8] In the 2020 Youth Olympic Games she won a gold medal for the Women's Freestyle Skiing.[9]

During the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the slopestyle event with her top score of 82.06 in her first run.[10]

Sildaru has been named the female Estonian Athlete of the Year twice (2019, 2022),[11] and is the recipient of a high Estonian state award, the Order of the White Star, 3rd class.[12]

At the 2026 Winter Olympics, Sildaru placed 13th in halfpipe qualifiers.[13]

Personal life

Sildaru's younger brother, Henry Sildaru, is also an Olympic freestyle skier.[14]

Freestyle skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[15]

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
More information Year, Age ...
 Year   Age   Slopestyle   Halfpipe   Big air 
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang15injured: did not compete
China 2022 Beijing19Bronze417
Italy 2026 Milano Cortina 23 – 13 –
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Winter Youth Olympics

  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
More information Year, Age ...
 Year   Age   Slopestyle   Halfpipe   Big air 
Switzerland 2020 Lausanne17Gold——
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World Championships

See also: FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
More information Year, Age ...
 Year   Age   Slopestyle   Halfpipe   Big air 
United States 2019 Park City16CNXGold—
United States 2021 Aspen18injured: did not compete
Georgia (country) 2023 Bakuriani20injured: did not compete
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Junior World Championships

  • 7 medals – (6 gold, 1 silver)
More information Year, Age ...
 Year   Age   Slopestyle   Halfpipe   Big air 
Switzerland Italy 201714GoldGoldN/a
New ZealandSweden 201815GoldGoldSilver
SwedenNew Zealand 201916Gold—Gold
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Winter X Games

  • 9 medals – (6 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
More information Year, Age ...
 Year   Age   Slopestyle   Superpipe   Big air 
United States 2016 Aspen13Gold——
United States 2017 Aspen14Gold—Silver
United States 2018 Aspen15injured: did not compete
United States 2019 Aspen16GoldSilverBronze
United States 2020 Aspen17GoldGold4
United States 2021 Aspen18injured: did not compete
United States 2022 Aspen19—Gold—
United States 2023 Aspen20injured: did not compete
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Winter X Games Europe

  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
More information Year, Age ...
 Year   Age   Slopestyle   Superpipe   Big air 
Norway 2016 Oslo14N/a—4
Norway 2017 Hafjell15—N/aSilver
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World Cup results

See also: FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup

Sildaru ended the 2021-2022 World Cup season by winning the FIS World Cup slopestyle title and taking home her first crystal globe.[16]

Season standings

More information Season, Age ...
 Season   Age  Overall Slopestyle Halfpipe Big air
2017–1815942118—
2018–191629104—
2019–2017did not compete
2020–21181219—3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021–22192nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)616
2022–2320191415—
2023–2421injured: did not compete
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Standings through 17 January 2024

Race Podiums

  • 6 wins – (5 SS, 1 HP)
  • 13 podiums – (6 SS, 6 HP, 1 BA)
More information No., Season ...
No. Season Date Location Discipline Place
12017–1827 August 2017New Zealand Cardrona, New ZealandSlopestyle1st
21 September 2017New Zealand Cardrona, New ZealandHalfpipe2nd
32018–1923 November 2018Austria Stubai, AustriaSlopestyle1st
47 December 2018United States Copper Mountain, USAHalfpipe1st
59 March 2019United States Mammoth, USAHalfpipe2nd
62020–218 January 2021Austria Kreischberg, AustriaBig air3rd
72021–2220 November 2021Austria Stubai, AustriaSlopestyle1st
810 December 2021United States Copper Mountain, USAHalfpipe3rd
98 January 2022United States Mammoth, USAHalfpipe2nd
109 January 2022United States Mammoth, USASlopestyle1st
1126 March 2022Switzerland Silvaplana, SwitzerlandSlopestyle1st
122022–2319 November 2022Austria Stubai, AustriaSlopestyle2nd
1317 December 2022United States Copper Mountain, USAHalfpipe3rd
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Trivia

Sildaru was honored with a one-of-a-kind Kelly Sildaru Barbie doll on 25 May 2022 as part of Barbie's Dream Gap project.[17][12]

References

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