Kristi Leskinen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kristi Leskinen
Occupation	Skier
Date Of Birth	Feb 10, 1981(1981-02-10)
Age	43
Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Aquarius

Kristi Leskinen Biography

Kristi Leskinen is one of the most popular and richest Skier who was born on February 10, 1981 in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. American freestyle skier who is notable for being the first women ever to successfully pull off a Rodeo 720 in competition. She has posed for FHM magazine and was included on Faces Magazine’s list of the Twenty Greatest Adventure Sport Athletes of Today in 2005.

She and Sarah Burke both medalled in the Women’s Ski SuperPipe at Winter X Games IX.

Leskinen was born in 1981 and grew up in Uniontown, Pennsylvania near Seven Springs Mountain Resort and Hidden Valley Resort. She seemed to master every sport she came in contact with. For example, she learned to pole vault two weeks before Regional’s her senior year of high school and she ended up setting a school record while qualifying for the State Championships. In addition, she was the Western Pennsylvania breaststroke champion.

Kristi Leskinen (born February 10, 1981 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania) is an American freestyle skier. At Winter X Games IX, Leskinen won a bronze medal in the Women’s Superpipe. Kristi Leskinen was the first woman to ever pull off a rodeo 720—two rotations with her head pointed towards the earth. She was named one of the Twenty Greatest Adventure Sport Athletes of today by Faces Magazine in fall of 2005. She appeared on the cover of Powder magazine’s Photo Annual in 2004. [1]

Her parents’ names are Steve and Karen. She has an older brother.

Kristi Leskinen Net Worth

Kristi Leskinen is one of the richest Skier from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kristi Leskinen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She grew up in Uniontown, Pennsylvania and was adept at a variety of sports, including wakeboarding, coming in second at the U.S. Wakeboarding Nationals.

In 2009, she was crowned the winner of the ABC reality show The Superstars, where she was partnered with Maksim Chmerkovskiy of Dancing With the Stars fame.

Leskinen appeared on the 30th season of The Amazing Race with teammate Jen Hudak where they finished in 3rd place.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Kristi Leskinen height 5 ft 8 in Kristi weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Kristi Leskinen Dating?

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Leskinen’s favorite sports growing up were skiing and wakeboarding. She won the first mogul contest she entered and she was being groomed to compete in the Olympics as a teenager. Moguls did not offer the freedom she craved, so she switched to wakeboarding. She took second in the US Wakeboard Nationals and fourth at the World Championship. In 2000, while attending the US Open, she spotted some pros having a practice session on a rail. It was the freedom she always looked for in skiing. She realized that freeskiing is more challenging than wakeboarding so she chose a career on the snow.

Facts & Trivia

Kristi Ranked on the list of most popular Skier. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kristi Leskinen celebrates birthday on February 10 of every year.

Top Facts about Kristi Leskinen

1. Kristi Leskinen is an American freestyle skier and X Games medalist.
2. She was born on February 10, 1981 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
3. Leskinen has won five medals at the Winter X Games.
4. She was the first woman to land a switch 720 in competition.
5. In addition to skiing, she has also competed in snowboarding and wakeboarding.
6. Leskinen has appeared in several ski films and documentaries.
7. She retired from professional skiing in 2010 due to injuries.
8. Leskinen is now a sports commentator and advocate for women’s sports.
9. She co-founded the organization “The Nines” which promotes women’s action sports.
10. Kristi Leskinen has over 30k followers on Instagram (@kristileskinen).