Tess Ledeux

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Tess Ledeux
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born Bourg-Saint-Maurice, France
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
CountryFrance
Sport Freestyle skiing
EventBig air
ClubC.S La Plagne
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Beijing Big air
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Sierra Nevada Slopestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Utah Big air
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Bakuriani Big air
Winter X Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 NorwayBig air
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Aspen Big air
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Aspen Slopestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Aspen Slopestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 AspenBig air
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Aspen Slopestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2017 NorwaySlopestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Aspen Big air
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Aspen Big air

Tess Ledeux is a French freestyle skier who competes internationally. [1]

She competed for France at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017 in Sierra Nevada, Spain, where she won a gold medal in slopestyle. She participated at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2019, winning a medal. [2]

She has earned four gold medals at the Winter X Games: three in big air and one in slopestyle. At the 2022 X Games, she won two gold medals, in slopestyle and big air, becoming the first woman to land a double cork 1620 in competition. [3]

Ledeux represented France at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, winning a silver medal in the women's big air.

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References

  1. Tess Ledeux at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  2. Big air results
  3. "Tess Ledeux : un double cork 1620 pour entrer dans l'histoire ?". Olympics.