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Kelly Sildaru

{{short description|Estonian freestyle skier}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}

{{Infobox skier

| name = Kelly Sildaru

| image = File:2020-01-18 Freestyle skiing at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Women's Freeski Slopestyle – Mascot Ceremony (Martin Rulsch) 20.jpg

| caption = Sildaru during the Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland, in January 2020

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|2|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tallinn, Estonia

| seasons = 5 - (2017–2019, 2020–present)

| wins = 6

| totalpodiums = 13

| individual_starts = 15

| wcoveralls = 0

| wctitles = 1 – (1 {{Abbr|SS|Slopestyle}})

| height = 5ft 5in{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/winter/2022/athletes/_/athlete/69125/kelly-sildaru |title=Winter Olympics Bio - Kelly Sildaru |work=ESPN |access-date=2023-03-08}}

| nationality = {{EST}}

| show-medals = no

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Women's freestyle skiing}}

{{MedalCountry|{{EST}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|International freestyle ski competitions}}

{{MedalCount|total=yes

|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

}}

{{MedalCount|total=yes

|Slopestyle|11|0|1

|Halfpipe / Superpipe|4|2|0

|Big air|1|3|1

|Streetstyle|1|0|0

}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Cup race podiums}}

{{MedalCount | total = yes

| Slopestyle | 5 | 1 | 0

| Halfpipe | 1 | 3 | 2

| Big air | 0 | 0 | 1

}}

{{MedalOlympic}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Beijing|Slopestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Utah|Halfpipe}}

{{MedalCompetition|Winter X Games}}

{{MedalGold|2016 Aspen|Slopestyle}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Aspen|Slopestyle}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Aspen|Slopestyle}}

{{MedalGold|2020 Aspen|Slopestyle}}

{{MedalGold|2020 Aspen|Superpipe}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Aspen|Superpipe}}

{{MedalSilver|2017 Aspen|Big air}}

{{MedalSilver|2019 Aspen|Superpipe}}

{{MedalBronze|2019 Aspen|Big air}}

{{MedalCompetition|Winter X Games Europe}}

{{MedalSilver|2017 Hafjell|Big air}}

{{MedalCompetition|Winter Dew Tour}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Breckenridge|Slopestyle}}

{{MedalGold|2016 Breckenridge|Slopestyle}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Breckenridge|Slopestyle}}

{{MedalGold|2021 Copper Mountain|Streetstyle}}

{{MedalSilver|2021 Copper Mountain|Superpipe}}

{{MedalCompetition|Winter Youth Olympics}}

{{MedalGold| 2020 Lausanne|Slopestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition|Junior World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Crans-Montana|Halfpipe}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Chiesa in Valmalenco|Slopestyle}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Cardrona|Halfpipe}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Cardrona|Slopestyle}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Kläppen|Slopestyle}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Kläppen|Big air}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Cardrona|Big air}}

}}

File:2020-01-18 Freestyle skiing at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Women's Freeski Slopestyle – Final – 2nd run (Martin Rulsch) 152.jpg]]

File:2020-01-18 Freestyle skiing at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Women's Freeski Slopestyle – Qualification – 1st run (Martin Rulsch) 032.jpg

Kelly Sildaru ({{IPA|et|ˈkelʲˑi ˈsilˑdɑ.ru|est}}; born 17 February 2002) is an Estonian Olympic freestyle skier.

Biography

Sildaru won a gold medal in the slopestyle event in the 2016 Winter X Games beating Tiril Sjåstad Christiansen.{{cite web|author=Jason Blevins and David Krause |url=http://www.denverpost.com/outdoors/ci_29450463/teen-skier-kelly-sildaru-becomes-youngest-winter-x|title=Teen skier Kelly Sildaru becomes youngest Winter X Games gold medalist|publisher=The Denver Post |date=29 January 2016 |access-date=30 January 2016}} 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{{cite web|url=http://www.dewtour.com/actionsports/event/breckenridge-2015/news/13-year-old-kelly-sildaru-wins-womens-toyota-freeski|title=13-YEAR-OLD KELLY SILDARU WINS WOMEN'S TOYOTA FREESKI SLOPESTYLE AT DEW TOUR|access-date=30 January 2016}} and 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.dewtour.com/news/kelly-sildaru-skis-away-with-womens-ski-slopestyle-pro-competition-win/#p4X5c6AR7csqQSMx.97|title=Kelly Sildaru Skis Away With Women's Ski Slopestyle Pro Competition Win|access-date=12 December 2016}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://sport.delfi.ee/news/ekstreemsport/kellysildaru/delfi-video-kelly-sildaru-vaga-hea-tunne-on-esimese-naisena-1440-kraadine-hupe-teha?id=77513956|title=Kelly Sildaru: väga hea tunne on esimese naisena 1440-kraadine hüpe teha|access-date=12 March 2017}} 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.[https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/96203872/estonian-teenager-kelly-sildaru-wins-world-cup-slopestyle Estonian teenager Kelly Sildaru wins World Cup slopestyle] 27 August 2017, stuff.co.nz

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-2018-fski-sildaru/injury-robs-pyeongchang-of-teen-slopestyle-phenom-sildaru-idUSKBN1EZ1I7|title=Injury robs Pyeongchang of teen slopestyle phenom Sildaru|publisher=Reuters|date=10 January 2018|access-date=2 February 2018}} However she later recovered and was able to compete in the world championships winning gold in halfpipe.{{Cite web |title=Sildaru, Blunck win gold in ski halfpipe at worlds in Utah |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/sildaru-blunck-win-gold-ski-halfpipe-worlds-utah-202927064--spt.html |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=sports.yahoo.com |language=en-US}} In the 2020 Youth Olympic Games she won a gold medal for the Women's Freestyle Skiing.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lausanne2020.sport/results/nh/en/Comp/Info/ResultList/FRW070931|title=Lausanne 2020 {{!}} Results|website=www.lausanne2020.sport|access-date=2020-01-21|archive-date=19 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819014745/https://www.lausanne2020.sport/results/nh/en/Comp/Info/ResultList/FRW070931|url-status=dead}}

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.{{Cite web|last=Molski • •|first=Max|title=Eileen Gu Earns Silver in Freeski Slopestyle; Mathilde Gremaud Wins Gold|url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/sports/beijing-winter-olympics/elieen-gu-earns-silver-in-freeski-slopestyle-mathilde-gremaud-wins-gold/2812227/|access-date=2022-02-15|website=NBC Bay Area|date=15 February 2022 |language=en-US}}

Sildaru has been named the female Estonian Athlete of the Year twice (2019, 2022),{{Cite web |title=Kelly Sildaru named Estonian "Athlete of the Year" |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/en/freestyle-freeski/freeski/news-multimedia/news-multimedia/news/kelly-sildaru-named-estonian-athlete-of-the-year |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=www.fis-ski.com |language=en}} and is the recipient of a high Estonian state award, the Order of the White Star, 3rd class.

Freestyle skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).{{cite web |url=https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=FS&competitorid=213107&type=result |title=Kelly Sildaru |author= |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=1 September 2017}}

=Olympic Games=

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:150px;"| Year 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Slopestyle 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Halfpipe 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Big air 

align=left |{{flagicon|KOR}} 2018 Pyeongchang15colspan=3 | injured: did not compete
align=left |{{Flagicon|CHN}} 2022 Beijing19style="background:#c96;"| Bronze417

==Winter Youth Olympics==

  • 1 medal – (1 gold)

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:150px;"| Year 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Slopestyle 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Halfpipe 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Big air 

align=left |{{Flagicon|SUI}} 2020 Lausanne17bgcolor="gold" | Gold——

=World Championships=

{{See also|FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships}}

  • 1 medal – (1 gold)

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:150px;"| Year 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Slopestyle 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Halfpipe 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Big air 

align=left |{{Flagicon|USA}} 2019 Park City16FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2019 – Women's ski slopestylebgcolor="gold" | Gold—
align=left |{{Flagicon|USA}} 2021 Aspen18colspan=3 | injured: did not compete
align=left |{{Flagicon|GEO}} 2023 Bakuriani20colspan=3 | injured: did not compete

==Junior World Championships==

  • 7 medals – (6 gold, 1 silver)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:150px;"| Year 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Slopestyle 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Halfpipe 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Big air 

align=left |{{Flagicon|SUI}} {{Flagicon|ITA}} 201714bgcolor="gold" | Goldbgcolor="gold" | Gold{{n/a}}
align=left |{{Flagicon|NZL}} 2018 Cardrona15bgcolor="gold" | Goldbgcolor="gold" | Goldbgcolor="silver" | Silver
align=left |{{Flagicon|SWE}} 2019 Kläppen16bgcolor="gold" | Gold—bgcolor="gold" | Gold

=Winter X Games=

  • 9 medals – (6 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:150px;"| Year 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Slopestyle 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Superpipe 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Big air 

align=left |{{Flagicon|USA}} 2016 Aspen13bgcolor="gold" | Gold——
align=left |{{Flagicon|USA}} 2017 Aspen14bgcolor="gold" | Gold—bgcolor="silver" | Silver
align=left |{{Flagicon|USA}} 2018 Aspen15colspan=3 | injured: did not compete
align=left |{{Flagicon|USA}} 2019 Aspen16bgcolor="gold" | Goldbgcolor="silver" | Silverstyle="background:#c96;"| Bronze
align=left |{{Flagicon|USA}} 2020 Aspen17bgcolor="gold" | Goldbgcolor="gold" | Gold4
align=left |{{Flagicon|USA}} 2021 Aspen18colspan=3 | injured: did not compete
align=left |{{Flagicon|USA}} 2022 Aspen19—bgcolor="gold" | Gold—
align=left |{{Flagicon|USA}} 2023 Aspen20colspan=3 | injured: did not compete

==Winter X Games Europe==

  • 1 medal – (1 silver)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:150px;"| Year 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Slopestyle 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Superpipe 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Big air 

align=left |{{Flagicon|NOR}} 2016 Oslo14{{n/a}}—4
align=left |{{Flagicon|NOR}} 2017 Hafjell15—{{n/a}}bgcolor="silver" | Silver

= 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.{{Cite web |last=Couceiro |first=Pablo |date=Mar 25, 2022 |title=Kelly Sildaru is close to the ridiculous Crystal Globe at the World Cup finals in Freeski |url=https://us.patadaindie.com/kelly-sildaru-is-close-to-the-ridiculous-crystal-globe-at-the-world-cup-finals-in-freeski/}}

==Season standings==

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:50px;" | Season 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;" | Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Overall

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Slopestyle

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Halfpipe

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Big air

2017–1815942118—
2018–191629104—
2019–2017colspan=4 | did not compete
2020–21181219—style="background-color: #C96;" | {{bronze03}}
2021–2219style="background:silver;"|{{silver02}}style="background:gold;"|{{gold01}}616
2022–2320191415—
2023–2421colspan=4 | injured: did not compete

:Standings through 17 January 2024

==Race Podiums==

  • 6 wins – (5 SS, 1 HP)
  • 13 podiums – (6 SS, 6 HP, 1 BA)

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No.

! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:120px;"| Date

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:200px;"| Location

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| Discipline

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place

align=center|1rowspan=2 align=center |2017–18bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 27 August 2017align=left| {{flagicon|NZL}} Cardrona, New Zealandbgcolor="#BOEOE6"| Slopestylebgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
align=center|2align=right | 1 September 2017align=left| {{flagicon|NZL}} Cardrona, New ZealandHalfpipe2nd
align=center|3rowspan=3| 2018–19bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 23 November 2018align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Stubai, Austriabgcolor="#BOEOE6"| Slopestylebgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
align=center|4bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 7 December 2018align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Copper Mountain, USAbgcolor="#BOEOE6"| Halfpipebgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 1st
align=center|5align=right | 9 March 2019align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Mammoth, USAHalfpipe2nd
align=center|62020–21align=right | 8 January 2021align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Kreischberg, AustriaBig air3rd
align=center|7rowspan=5 |2021–22bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 20 November 2021align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Stubai, Austriabgcolor="#BOEOE6"| Slopestylebgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
align=center|8align=right| 10 December 2021align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Copper Mountain, USAHalfpipe3rd
align=center|9align=right | 8 January 2022align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Mammoth, USAHalfpipe2nd
align=center|10bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 9 January 2022align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Mammoth, USAbgcolor="#BOEOE6"| Slopestylebgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 1st
align=center|11bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 26 March 2022align=left| {{flagicon|SUI}} Silvaplana, Switzerlandbgcolor="#BOEOE6"| Slopestylebgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 1st
align=center|12rowspan=2 |2022–23align=right | 19 November 2022align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Stubai, AustriaSlopestyle2nd
align=center|13align=right| 17 December 2022align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Copper Mountain, USAHalfpipe3rd

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.{{Cite web |last=ERR |first=ERR, ERR News {{!}} |date=2022-05-26 |title=Gallery: Estonian skier Kelly Sildaru Barbie unveiled |url=https://news.err.ee/1608609322/gallery-estonian-skier-kelly-sildaru-barbie-unveiled |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=ERR |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Barbie Honours Kelly Sildaru With A One-Of-A-Kind Doll In Her Likeness |url=https://www.snowindustrynews.com/articles/2022/june/barbie-honours-kelly-sildaru-with-a-one-of-a-kind-doll-in-her-likeness/ |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=www.snowindustrynews.com |language=en-US}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{Commons category}}

  • {{FIS freestyle skier}}
  • {{X Games profile|old_id=3957871}}
  • {{Olympedia}}
  • {{Olympics.com}}
  • [http://www.suusaliit.ee/et/llkoondised?person_id=100 Estonian Ski Association Profile]
  • [http://www.sildaru.com/ Official website]
  • [http://esbl.ee/biograafia/Kelly_Sildaru Biography] (in Estonian)

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{{succession box|title=Estonian Young Athlete of the Year|before=Anett Kontaveit|after=Eneli Jefimova|years=2016–2020}}

{{succession box|title=Estonian Female Athlete of the Year|before=Saskia Alusalu

Katrina Lehis |after=Ott Tänak & Martin Järveoja
(Athlete of the Year)
Incumbent|years=2019

2022}}

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Category:Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Estonia

Category:Olympic medalists in freestyle skiing

Category:Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class