Kjersti Buaas
Norwegian snowboarder (born 1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Full name | Kjersti Østgaard Buaas | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1982-01-05) 5 January 1982 (age 42)[1] Trondheim | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Women's slopestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2007/2008 she finished World No.3 on the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour))[3]