Kristean Porter

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Kristean Porter
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NationalityAmerican
Born (1971-09-03) 3 September 1971 (age 50)
Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
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CountryUnited States
Sport Freestyle skiing
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Kristean Porter (born 3 September 1971) is an American freestyle skier. She was born in Biloxi. She competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, in women's aerials. [1] She won a gold medal in combined at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 1995.

In 2020, she was inducted into the National Ski Hall of Fame. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kristean Porter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  2. Kristean Porter, at the National Ski Hall of Fame; retrieved March 17, 2022