Christopher Lillis

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Christopher Lillis
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1998-10-04) October 4, 1998 (age 24)
Rochester, New York, United States
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight135 lb (61 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Freestyle skiing
Event(s) Aerials [1]
Club Bristol Mountain Freestyle Team
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Beijing Mixed team aerials
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Bakuriani Mixed team aerials
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Almaty Aerials
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 Almaty Mixed team aerials

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]

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References

  1. "Christopher LILLIS". Olympics.com. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  2. Profile
  3. FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021 results
  4. "Chris Lillis honors 'Speedy' Peterson, joins Ashley Caldwell with aerials silver at worlds". olympics.nbcsports.com. March 11, 2021.
  5. "Chris Lillis". U.S. Ski & Snowboard. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  6. 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.