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Full name | Kjersti Østgaard Buaas | ||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Trondheim |
5 January 1982 ||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Trondheim | ||||||||||||||||||
Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Norway | ||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Women's slopestyle | ||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 7 February 2014. |
Kjersti Østgaard Buaas (born January 5, 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.
In 2007/2008 she finished World No.3 on the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour))
Swatch TTR 2008/2009 Season