Christopher Lillis Explained

Christopher Lillis
Birth Date:4 October 1998
Birth Place:Rochester, New York, United States
Height:5 ft 9 in
Weight:135 lbs
Country:United States
Sport:Freestyle skiing
Event:Aerials[1]
Club:Bristol Mountain Freestyle Team

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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Christopher LILLIS . Olympics.com . 6 February 2022.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200815182117/https://www.teamusa.org/us-ski-and-snowboard/athletes/Chris-Lillis Profile
  3. https://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2021/FS/8053/2021FS8053RLF.pdf FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021 results
  4. Web site: Chris Lillis honors 'Speedy' Peterson, joins Ashley Caldwell with aerials silver at worlds. March 11, 2021. olympics.nbcsports.com.
  5. Web site: Chris Lillis. 2022-02-06. U.S. Ski & Snowboard. en-US.
  6. Web site: Maiorana. Sal. 18 February 2018. Jon Lillis' dream of an Olympic medal comes to an end in South Korea. 2022-02-06. Democrat and Chronicle. en-US.

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