It was an X Games to remember for Kelly Sildaru.
The 17-year-old Estonian skier added two more gold medals to her collection at X Games Aspen 2020 this past weekend, as she snagged the top spot in both Jeep Women’s Ski Slopestyle on Sunday (January 26) and Women’s Ski SuperPipe on Saturday (January 25).
The wins are huge milestones for Siladru, as she broke a tie with snowboarder Chloe Kim for most X Games medals earned by a teenager — a title that she now shares with icons Shaun White and Nyjah Huston.
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Coming into the Games, the 17-year-old was under a lot of pressure to keep up the good work, and opened up to our reporters about her weekend in Aspen by touching on what its like to be a true triple threat skier.
“Its great, but also doing all three disciplines is pretty tiring. But I’m happy,” Sildaru tells Celeb Secrets. “I train smartly, so I’m not overworking my body.”
Another leading lady to watch in the Pipe this weekend was Cassie Sharpe, who added another medal to her collection after finishing in third place. The defending gold medalist did not allow the defeat to get her down — she chose to be positive when telling us about the benefits of the competition’s new format.
“The new format was really fun,” Sharpe tells Celeb Secrets. “It kind of gave a look at variety and new runs and different ways to put things together so it was a fun contest.”
For more detailed coverage from X Games Aspen 2020, click here.
