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Kjersti Buaas

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Kjersti Buaas
Personal information
Full nameKjersti Østgaard Buaas
Born (1982-01-05) 5 January 1982 (age 42)[1]
Trondheim
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Sport
CountryNorway
SportSnowboarding
EventWomen's slopestyle
Medal record
Women's Snowboarding
Representing  Norway
Women's Snowboarding
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin Women's Halfpipe
X Games Medal Record
Bronze medal – third place 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

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Swatch TTR 2008/2009 Season[4]

References

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  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 Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
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