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.
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Full name | Kjersti Østgaard Buaas | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Trondheim | 5 January 1982||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Women's slopestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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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