Freeskiing Sensation Kristi Leskinen a former vaulter

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Freeskiing Sensation


Kristi Leskinen
There was a lot of history made at the 2005 Winter X Games. Some athletes were decorated, and others walked away bitterly sore. But in one event, Women’s Skiing Superpipe, the entire field was triumphant. It was the first year the event made its way into this marquee festival, and Kristi Leskinen was at the forefront.

As a headliner, Leskinen shoulders the responsibility of bringing freeskiing – women’s freeskiing in particular – out from under the shadow of more established action sports to receive the respect and exposure it deserves.

Her efforts are working. Not only is the Women’s Pipe event now a staple at the X Games, but a special fall 2005 edition of Faces magazine named her as one of the twenty greatest adventure sport athletes today.

GIFTED ATHLETE

Born in 1981, Leskinen grew up in Pennsylvania and seemed to master every sport she encountered. A typical example was the pole vault. “I learned to pole vault two weeks before Regionals in my senior year of high school,â€Â