Christopher Lillis

Christopher Lillis
Personal information
Born (1998-10-04) October 4, 1998 (age 26)
Rochester, New York, United States
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight135 lb (61 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportFreestyle skiing
EventAerials[1]
ClubBristol Mountain Freestyle Team
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing Mixed team aerials
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bakuriani Mixed team aerials
Silver medal – second place 2021 Almaty Aerials
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Almaty Mixed team aerials

Christopher Lillis (born October 4, 1998) is an American freestyle skier.[2] In the 2022 Winter Olympics, he won a gold medal in the mixed team aerials event.

He competed in Freestyle Aerial Skiing at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021, winning the silver medal.[3][4] He is the youngest man ever to win an FIS Aerials World Cup at 17 years old. He came in first in 2016 in Minsk.[5] He also came in first in Almaty in 2020.

His brother Jonathon Lillis competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Christopher LILLIS". Olympics.com. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  2. ^ Profile
  3. ^ FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021 results
  4. ^ "Chris Lillis honors 'Speedy' Peterson, joins Ashley Caldwell with aerials silver at worlds". olympics.nbcsports.com. March 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "Chris Lillis". U.S. Ski & Snowboard. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  6. ^ Maiorana, Sal (February 18, 2018). "Jon Lillis' dream of an Olympic medal comes to an end in South Korea". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved February 6, 2022.