Lydia Lassila

Lydia Lassila

Lassila at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1982-01-17) 17 January 1982 (age 35) Melbourne, Australia
Education	Bachelor's degree
Alma mater	RMIT University
Height	5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight	119 lb (54 kg)
Spouse(s)	Lauri Lassila
Website	www.lydialassila.com.au
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Freestyle skiing
Coached by	Cord Spero
Medal record Women's freestyle skiing Representing  Australia Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver Aerials 2014 Sochi Aerials

Lydia Lassila (née Ierodiaconou) (born 17 January 1982) is an Australian Olympic freestyle skier gold medalist who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, and the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. She is the 2010 Olympic champion and the 2014 bronze medalist.

On 20 October 2010, Lassila was awarded the prestigious 'The Don' award by the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, which recognised her ability to inspire as well as her achievements during 2010, including her gold medal performance at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

Lydia Lassila (née Ierodiaconou) was born 17 January 1982 in Melbourne, Australia. She is of Greek-Cypriot and Italian descent. Her mother is Italian and her father Cypriot.

Lassila completed her primary schooling at Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Primary School in Sunshine, Victoria, and completed her secondary education at Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne and Westbourne Grammar School. She completed a bachelor's degree in Applied Science (Human Movement) at RMIT University. She is married to Lauri Lassila, a Finnish former professional freestyle skier, whose career included placing 2nd in moguls at the FIS Freestyle Skiing World Championships in 1999. She gave birth to a boy on 8 May 2011. Lassila is sponsored by Acer and appears in television endorsements for them. She is also sponsored by Suzuki, Cadbury, Bolle and Under Armour. Lassila supports the Essendon Bombers in the AFL.