Kelly Sildaru

Kelly Sildaru is an Estonian freestyle skier who has achieved international recognition, transitioning from a young talent to an Olympic medalist and multiple X Games champion. After securing her first Dew Tour Women’s Slopestyle Gold Medal in 2015, Kelly Sildaru went on to establish herself as one of the most dominant freestyle skiers of her generation across Freeskiing Big Air, Halfpipe, and Slopestyle disciplines. She followed this initial success by winning her second Dew Tour Women’s Slopestyle Gold in 2016. The same year, Sildaru made history at the Winter X Games in Aspen, earning a Slopestyle Gold Medal and becoming the youngest-ever gold medalist at a Winter X Games event.

Sildaru continued her rapid ascent in competitive freeskiing, accumulating multiple Winter X Games gold medals including additional Slopestyle titles in 2017, 2019, and 2020, alongside Superpipe gold medals in 2020 and 2022. A significant milestone in her career came at the Winter X Games Norway in 2017, where she became the first woman to land a Switch 1260° Mute and a 1440° in a Big Air competition. That same year, she achieved her first World Cup event participation and secured a Slopestyle win in Cardrona, New Zealand. In 2019, Sildaru further solidified her standing by earning a gold medal in Halfpipe at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships.

Sildaru’s consistent performance and excellence have been widely recognized, with her being named Estonian Athlete of the Year twice, in 2019 and 2022. She is also a distinguished recipient of the Order of the White Star, 3rd class, one of Estonia’s highest state awards, acknowledging her significant contributions to the nation’s sporting prestige.