Christopher Lillis
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| Born | October 4, 1998 Rochester, New York, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Aerials[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bristol Mountain Freestyle Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher Lillis (born October 4, 1998) is an American freestyle skier.[2] In the 2022 Winter Olympics, he won a gold medal in the mixed team aerials event.
He competed in Freestyle Aerial Skiing at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021, winning the silver medal.[3][4] He is the youngest man ever to win an FIS Aerials World Cup at 17 years old. He came in first in 2016 in Minsk.[5] He also came in first in Almaty in 2020.
His brother Jonathon Lillis competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Christopher LILLIS". Olympics.com. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ Profile
- ^ FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021 results
- ^ "Chris Lillis honors 'Speedy' Peterson, joins Ashley Caldwell with aerials silver at worlds". olympics.nbcsports.com. March 11, 2021.
- ^ "Chris Lillis". U.S. Ski & Snowboard. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ Maiorana, Sal (February 18, 2018). "Jon Lillis' dream of an Olympic medal comes to an end in South Korea". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Chris Lillis at FIS (freestyle)
- Chris Lillis at Olympedia
- Chris Lillis at U.S. Ski & Snowboard
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