Kjersti Buaas

{{Short description|Norwegian snowboarder (born 1982)}}

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Kjersti Østgaard Buaas (born 5 January 1982) is a Norwegian snowboarder from Trondheim. She placed 4th in women's half-pipe at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. She received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in women's half-pipe in Turin, Italy. Buaas recovered from a broken leg only a week before her bronze-winning ride.

In 2007/2008 she finished World No.3 on the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour)){{cite web|url=http://www.pyramidmagazine.com/features/real-talk-kjersti-buaas/|title=Kjersti Buaas Real Talk Interview|work=Pyramid Magazine|date=23 October 2014 |accessdate=11 June 2016}}