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    Kjersti BUAAS

    Norway
    • Gender: Female
    • Nationality: Norway
    • Birthday: 5 January 1982
    • Age: 32
    • Height: -
    • Weight: -
    • Place of Birth: Norway, TRONDHEIM
    • Place of Residence: -
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    Athlete competitions and results

    • 6 February, 14:00 Ladies' Slopestyle Qualification
    • Kjersti BUAAS
      Score: 17.75
    • Rank: 12
    • 9 February, 10:30 Ladies' Slopestyle Semifinals
    • Kjersti BUAAS
      DNS
    • Rank: 13

    Additional Information

    Highlights

    RankEventYearLocation
    Olympic Winter Games
    3Halfpipe2006Torino, ITA
    4Halfpipe2002Salt Lake City, UT, USA
    22Halfpipe2010Vancouver, BC, CAN
    World Snowboarding Championships
    6Slopestyle2012Oslo, NOR
    11Halfpipe2012Oslo, NOR

    FIS World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons
    SeasonAFU
    2013/201477
    2012/20138

    Best performance per season in FIS World Cup events from 2010/2011
    SeasonHPSBS
    2013/2014-1 x 20th
    2012/20131 x DNS1 x 2nd

    RankEventYearLocation
    Ten best FIS World Cup performances in current season
    20Slopestyle2013/2014Cardrona, NZL
    27Slopestyle2013/2014Copper Mountain, CO, USA
    X Games
    3Slopestyle2012Aspen, CO, USA
    4Slopestyle2014Aspen, CO, USA
    4Slopestyle2011Aspen, CO, USA
    6Slopestyle2013Aspen, CO, USA
    World Snowboard Tour (Ranking)
    3Overall2010/2011
    4Overall2011/2012
    5Slopestyle2011/2012
    9Slopestyle2012/2013
    World Snowboard Tour
    3Slopestyle2012/2013Tignes, FRA
    3Halfpipe2010/2011Davos, SUI


    Legend
    ALL-Overall, PGS-Parallel Giant Slalom, PS-Parallel Slalom, PAR-Parallel Overall, SBX-Snowboard Cross, ASP-Parallel and Snowboard Cross overall ranking, HP-Halfpipe, BA-Big Air, SBS-Slopestyle, AFU-Freestyle overall ranking, BA/SBS-Big Air and Slopestyle overall ranking, DNS-Did not start, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
    • Nickname: Queen of Style (roxy.com, 13 Sep 2012)
    • Occupation: Athlete
    • Club Name: Vassfjellet Snowboard Club, Trondheim, NOR
    • Debut: 2002 for Norway, Olympic Winter Games (Park City, UT) (worldsnowboardtour.com, 05 Apr 2013)
    • Previous Olympics: Vancouver 2010, Torino 2006, Salt Lake City 2002
    • Hobbies: Filmmaking, organic gardening, yoga, photography. (roxy.com, 13 Sep 2012)
    • Languages Spoken: English, Norwegian
    • Coach: Thomas Harstad (NOR) from 2010 (tv2.no, 12 Jan 2014)
    • Injuries: She suffered a ruptured muscle during qualification for the women's slopestyle at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi. She was forced to withdraw from the competition prior to the semifinals. (ONS, 09 Feb 2014; sports.yahoo.com, 07 Feb 2014)

      In May 2009 she crashed at Mammoth Mountain, CA, United States, and required surgery on an injury to her knee. (kjerstibuaas.com, 05 Jan 2011)

      She broke her foot weeks before the start of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, but recovered in time to compete. (kjerstibuaas.com, 05 Jan 2011)

    Additional Information

    Start of sporting career
    She took up snowboarding in Norway at age 12. She began competing two years later. (kjerstibuaas.com, 31 Jan 2013; roxy.com, 13 Sep 2012)

    Reason for taking up this sport
    She followed her older sister into the sport as she wanted to be like her. (kjerstibuaas.com, 31 Jan 2013)

    Ambitions
    To compete at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (transworld.net, 24 Jul 2013)

    Most memorable sporting achievement
    Winning bronze at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin. (NOC Media Guide, 2014)

    Sporting philosophy / motto
    "Have fun on the slopes and remember to smile." (kjerstibuaas.com, 31 Jan 2013)

    Awards
    She won the 2012 Driven from Within Award at the Ms. Superpark tournament in Squaw Valley, CA, United States. (snowboardermag.com, 04 May 2012)

    She was named Rider of the Year at the 2008 Norwegian Snowboard Awards. (roxy.eu, 01 Sep 2012)

    General
    COURSE DESIGN
    She believes that competing on courses designed specifically for women is essential in terms of helping the sport grow. "Progression comes faster when it is balanced between challenges and boredom. The courses built for women are designed with jump sizes and shapes for women specifically, which gives a bigger number of women a chance to perform at their best ability. That is what pushes the progression faster in my opinion." (transworld.net, 14 Nov 2012)

    ONE LIFE CREW
    She is part of the One Life Crew, a group of professional snowboarders aiming to spread the philosophy of peace, love and locally grown organic food. In 2012 they went to Argentina, where they organised and built a green house out of plastic bottles that was gifted to a local school community to grow food in. "When I surround myself by people like this, I get inspired to keep growing and learning about how I can help make this world become more future friendly." (mpora.com, 16 Nov 2012)

    COMPETITION VS FILMING
    When asked whether she preferred competing or filmmaking she said, "The beauty of snowboarding is that I don't feel like I have to choose. Our industry is special in the way it allows riders to flow in and out of different disciplines. Contests are fun because they host an environment that makes me want to progress. Filming has its own charm and I would love to dive more into the culture of backcountry riding." (roxy.com, 13 Sep 2012)

    OTHER ACTIVITIES
    She is an environmentalist and has worked for a number of non-profit organisations such as Protect Our Winters [POW] and The Keep A Breast Non Toxic Revolution [NTR]. "I am passionate about the environment, and I have changed some of my life habits to become more sustainable for this reason." (kjerstibuaas.com, 31 Jan 2013; roxy.eu, 01 Sep 2012)

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