Kjersti Buaas

Kjersti Buaas

Personal information
Full name	Kjersti Østgaard Buaas
Born	(1982-01-05) 5 January 1982 (age 42)[1] Trondheim
Height	160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Sport
Country	Norway
Sport	Snowboarding
Event	Women's slopestyle
Medal record Women's Snowboarding Representing  Norway Women's Snowboarding 2006 Turin Women's Halfpipe X Games Medal Record 2012 Aspen Slopestyle
Updated on 7 February 2014

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))[3]

Competition Results

Swatch TTR 2008/2009 Season[4]

• 3rd – Slopestyle – 6Star Burton European Open (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour))
• 2nd – Halfpipe – 6Star Burton European Open (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour))
• 4th – Halfpipe – 6Star Burton US Open (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour))
• 1st – Slopestyle – 6Star Burton US Open (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour))

References

1. "Kjersti Buaas". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
2. Norway Olympic Team and Media Guide Sochi 2014. Norway: Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 2014. p. 95.
3. "Kjersti Buaas Real Talk Interview". Pyramid Magazine. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
4. Kjersti's Official Swatch TTR Profile^[usurped]

External links

• Kjersti Buaas at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Kjersti Buaas at the X Games (archived)
• Kjersti Buaas at Olympics.com
• Kjersti Buaas at Olympedia (archive)