Kjersti Buaas

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.

Kjersti Buaas
Personal information
Full nameKjersti Østgaard Buaas
Born (1982-01-05) 5 January 1982
Trondheim
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
CountryNorway
SportSnowboarding
EventWomen's slopestyle
Medal record
Women's Snowboarding
Representing  Norway
Women's Snowboarding
2006 Turin Women's Halfpipe
X Games Medal Record
2012 Aspen Slopestyle
Updated on 7 February 2014.

In 2007/2008 she finished World No.3 on the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour))

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