Kristi Leskinen

Kristi Leskinen (born February 10, 1981 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania) is an American freestyle skier. She appeared on the cover of "Powder" magazine's Photo Annual in 2004. [http://www.redbull.com/article.action?documentID=1128346790979-835836770&localeID=1069072557413-12071427] She grew up in Uniontown, PA where the mountains were only a little bigger than the mogul fields she competed in. [http://www.lat34.com/girl_on_kristi_leskinen_2] She was ranked #90 on the FHM 100 Sexiest Women of 2005.cite web | title=FreeJose.com | work=FHM Magazine 100 Sexiest Women 2005 | url=http://www.freejose.com/lists/fhm-magazine-100-sexiest-women-2005.php | accessmonthday=November 11 | accessyear=2006] At Winter X Games IX, Leskinen won a bronze medal in the Women's Superpipe. ["Women's Ski SuperPipe Results." EXPN.com, May 14, 2007. http://expn.go.com/expn/story?pageName=wx9_skipipew_results] Kristi was the first woman ever to pull a rodeo 720—two rotations, head pointed to the earth. [http://www.fhmonline.com/girls_girls_of_fhm_article.asp?idx_id=286] She had a choice to become a pro wakeboarder but she decided to become professional at freestyle skiing. She began to receive sponsors for skiing and instantly knew that skiing was what she wanted to do. [http://www.fuel.tv/KristiLeskinen/blogs/view/1324]

External links

* [http://www.kristileskinen.com Homepage]
* [http://expn.go.com/expn/athleteBio?id=28866 EXPN Bio]
* [http://hookedonwinter.com/wiki/index.php?title=Kristi_Leskinen Article on HookedOnWinter.com's WikiWinter]

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