Lydia Lassila
Australian freestyle skier / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Lydia Lassila?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Lydia Lassila OAM (née Ierodiaconou) (born 17 January 1982) is an Australian Olympic freestyle skier gold medalist who competed in the 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympic Games. She is the 2010 Olympic champion and the 2014 bronze medalist in aerials.
Quick Facts Personal information, Born ...
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born | (1982-01-17) 17 January 1982 (age 42)[1] Melbourne, Australia | |||||||||||||||||
Education | Bachelor's degree | |||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | RMIT University | |||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Skier & Entrepreneur and Motivational Speaker | |||||||||||||||||
Employer | BodyICE | |||||||||||||||||
Agent | One Management & Consulting | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Lauri Lassila | |||||||||||||||||
Children | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Other interests | Surfing, Skiing, Travel | |||||||||||||||||
Website | www | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Freestyle skiing | |||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Michel Roth[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
|
Close
On 20 October 2010, Lassila was awarded the prestigious 'The Don' award by the Sport Australia Hall of Fame,[2] which recognised her ability to inspire as well as her achievements during 2010, including her gold medal performance at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.