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After a knee injury stopped her from competing in PyeongChang 2018, Estonian skier Kelly Sildaru pushed hard to recover and come back strong to win gold at the Olympic Youth Winter Games in Lausanne 2020. Driven by the love for her sport, the Estonian star skier says her next mission is Beijing 2022.   
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Freestyle Ski Star Kelly Sildaru is Ready for Beijing 2022

Heroes can be found in the most unlikely places, and so it was that Kelly Sildaru emerged from Estonia as a freestyle skiing legend in the making.
With a very short winter season and mostly flat terrain that is more conducive to cross-country skiing, the teenager’s ascension to the top

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1\. You Young, figure skating sensation
Korean superstar figure skater You Young came to Lausanne carrying great expectations on her shoulders.
And didn't she deliver.
You won her first Korean national title at 11 years of age - one year younger than her idol Yuna Kim \- and at 15

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Kelly Sildaru (EST) scored a total of 93.75 to claim the first Gold of the Freestyle Skiing competition. Ailing Eileen Gu (CHN) and and Jennie-Lee Burmansson (SWE) completed the podium

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Women's Freeski Slopestyle - Highlights | Winter Youth Olympic Games 2020

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A star-studded lineup, featuring Beijing 2022 Olympic champions like Ailing (Eileen) Gu, Hirano Ayumu, and Anna Gasser, will lock horns at the X Games Aspen 2023.
The three-day event, from 27-29 January at Buttermilk Ski Resort in Aspen, Colorado features women's and men's snowboard and freestyle skiing slopestyle, big air,

ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 11: Gold medallist Ayumu Hirano of Team Japan celebrates during the Men's Snowboard Halfpipe flower ceremony on day 7 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Genting Snow Park on February 11, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

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Birk Irving saved the best for last on Saturday (17 December) at the FIS World Cup in Copper Mountain, Colorado.
In third place heading into the final run of the freestyle skiing halfpipe, Irving jumped ahead of leader Brendan Mackay \- 93.75 to 92.50 - for his first win at

ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 19: Birk Irving of Team United States performs a trick on their third run during the Men's Freestyle Skiing Halfpipe Final on Day 15 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Genting Snow Park on February 19, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

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Birk Irving, Rachael Karker sweep Copper Mountain World Cup in freestyle ski halfpipe

In perfect conditions on the Stubai Glacier in Austria on Saturday (19 November), the Norwegian pair of Johanne Killi and Birk Ruud topped their respective podiums in the first Slopestyle freestyle skiing events of the new FIS World Cup season.
With the best score from the two runs counting, seven-time

ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14: Johanne Killi of Team Norway performs a trick during the Women's Freestyle Skiing Freeski Slopestyle Qualification on Day 10 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Genting Snow Park on February 14, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

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Johanne Killi and Birk Ruud secure Norwegian double at Slopestyle World Cup season opener

The three Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) to date have unearthed a plethora of talent that went on to shine at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
Out of the 341 YOG alumni that took part in China, 53 went on to win medals (24 gold, 10 silver and 19 bronze),

ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18: Gold medallist Ailing Eileen Gu of Team China poses with their medal during the Women's Freeski Halfpipe medal ceremony on Day 14 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Zhangjiakou Medal Plaza on February 18, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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Olympic freeski medallist Kelly Sildaru celebrated her first World Cup title in style after winning the final slopestyle event in Silvaplana, Switzerland, on Saturday (26 March).
The 20-year-old Estonian had already secured the 2021/2022 crystal globe on Thursday, with Switzerland's Sarah Hoefflin \- second in the general rankings - finishing

ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 15: Kelly Sildaru of Team Estonia waves during the Women's Freestyle Skiing Freeski Slopestyle medal ceremony on Day 11 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Zhangjiakou Medal Plaza on February 15, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

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Kelly Sildaru celebrates maiden slopestyle title with win at World Cup finale

The 2021/22 FIS Freeski World Cup finale could see Kelly Sildaru land one of the few trophies that eludes her: the slopestyle Crystal Globe.
The Estonian is the strong favourite to land the title on Sunday (26 March): she's ranked No. 1 with 200 points and qualified in top spot

ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18: Kelly Sildaru of Team Estonia reacts after their third run during the Women's Freestyle Freeski Halfpipe Final on Day 14 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Genting Snow Park on February 18, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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Kelly Sildaru closes in on elusive Crystal Globe at Freeski World Cup finale

Birk Ruud emerged as the biggest winner at the penultimate freestyle skiing slopestyle World Cup of the season in Tignes, France, as he was awarded top points after high winds stopped play.
Norway's Beijing 2022 big air gold medallist went biggest in qualifying on Thursday 10 March and was rewarded

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 09: Gold medallist, Birk Ruud of Team Norway celebrates during the Men's Freestyle Skiing Freeski Big Air medal ceremony on Day 5 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Beijing Medal Plaza on February 09, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Gold medallist, Birk Ruud of Team Norway celebrates during the Men's Freestyle Skiing Freeski Big Air medal ceremony on Day 5 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Beijing Medal Plaza on February 09, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Birk Ruud claims penultimate slopestyle points at Tignes after Saturday's weather cancellation

The recent Olympic Winter Games saw women make great strides towards gender equality, and excel in competition. They also spoke out about supporting fellow athletes and setting an example for girls watching at home. Hear medallists Arianna Fontana, Ailing (Eileen) Gu, Chloe Kim, Anna Gasser, Mathilde Gremaud, Kelly Sildaru, Queralt Castellet and Brittany Bowe reflect on Beijing 2022.

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There's always a lot of focus on the top five or 10 teams in the medal table at any given Olympic Games, and rightfully so. But for those from nations that regularly net medals in the double-digits, it may be easy to forget just how special it is to win

ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 10: Silver medallist, Queralt Castellet of Team Spain celebrates with their medal during the Women's Snowboard Halfpipe medal ceremony on Day 6 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Zhangjiakou Medal Plaza on February 10, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Queralt Castellet celebrates with her silver medal in the women's snowboard halfpipe 

The five athletes who won their country a medal at Beijing 2022 

Kelly Sildaru is quite simply an Estonian hero.
The freestyle skier, who turned 20 during Beijing 2022, won her country's one and only medal of the Games when she secured slopestyle bronze.
It was Estonia's first Winter Olympic medal since Vancouver 2010 when cross-country skier Kristina Šmigun-Vähi took silver to

Tallinn turns out in force to welcome Kelly Sildaru home from Beijing 2022

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