Jonathon Lillis

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Jonathon Lillis
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1994-08-20) August 20, 1994 (age 30)
Rochester, New York
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Ski club Bristol Mountain Freestyle Team
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Sierra Nevada Aerials

Jonathon Lillis (born August 20, 1994) is an American freestyle skier who competes internationally. [1] He competed for team USA at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017 in Sierra Nevada, Spain, where he won a gold medal in men's aerials. [2] He competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics, finishing 8th in Aerials.

In the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, he wore a glass pendant with some of the ashes of his youngest brother, Michael "Mikey" Lillis, who had died unexpectedly in 2017 at 17 years old. [3] During the men's aerials event of the 2018 Winter Olympics, Jonathon Lillis wore his late brother's Team USA ski suit. [4]

His younger brother Christopher Lillis won an Olympic Gold medal in mix team aerials at the 2022 Winter Olympics. [5]

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References

  1. Jonathon Lillis at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  2. "FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships 2017. All phase results. Men's Aerials" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  3. Tracy Schuhmacher and Lauren Peace. "Freestyle skier Michael Lillis, 17, of E. Rochester dies in sleep". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  4. Dawson, Alan. "An American skier competed in his dead brother's ski suit in an emotional tribute at the Winter Olympics". Business Insider. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  5. Freeman, Andrew (February 4, 2022). "Pittsford native Chris Lillis prepares for his shot at Olympic gold". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved February 6, 2022.