Ashley Caldwell

Ashley Caldwell (born September 14, 1993) is an American freestyle skier who has competed in aerials since 2008. Caldwell was named to the US team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in January 2010 after competing in the sport for only two seasons. The youngest in the event, she reached the finals of the Aerials. Caldwell won her first World Cup aerials event in the United States in Lake Placid, New York in January 2011, becoming the youngest freestyle female ever to win.

Ashley Caldwell
Born (1993-09-14) September 14, 1993
Ashburn, Virginia, United States
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Ski clubU.S. Ski and Snowboard Association
World Cup career
Seasons8
Individual wins6
Indiv. podiums11
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BeijingMixed team aerials
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Sierra NevadaAerials
Gold medal – first place2023 BakurianiMixed team aerials
Silver medal – second place2021 AlmatyAerials
Bronze medal – third place2021 AlmatyMixed team aerials
Updated on March 10, 2021.

Caldwell then suffered back-to-back ACL tears, missing the 2012 and 2013 competitive seasons. Upon returning, she claimed the silver medal at her first world cup event in China, earning a spot to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. She placed 10th place after a bad landing on her first finals jump. She competed again in Beijing in December 2014, winning gold, alongside her 19-year-old teammate Kiley McKinnon, who won silver.[1] She became the first female skier to land a quadruple twisting triple back flip at the 2017 World Championship in Sierra Nevada, Spain. Caldwell won the event alongside teammate Jonathon Lillis.

In the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, as part of Team USA, she won a gold medal in the mixed team aerials with a combined final team score of 338.34.[2]

Personal life

Caldwell is the oldest of four children. She grew up in Northern Virginia, competing in gymnastics and other various sports as a child. She trained at Apex Gymnastics in Leesburg, Virginia. Originally living in Ashburn, Virginia and moving to western Loudoun County, Virginia, she went to Blue Ridge Middle School. Her family now resides in Houston, Texas, and she lived in Hamilton, Virginia,[3] and then in Park City, Utah, beginning around 2013.[4][5]

References
  1. "U.S. women aerialists make history". Archived from the original on January 29, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  2. Lyons, Dan (February 10, 2022). "U.S. Beats China for Gold in Mixed Team Aerial Skiing, First Medal in Event in 12 Years". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  3. Ashley Caldwell looks to prove doubters wrong in Sochi | Sports | columbiamissourian.com. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  4. "Winter blast once again affects FIS world championships, but USA's Goepper takes bronze in ski slopestyle". The Salt Lake Tribune. February 7, 2019.
  5. "U.S. Ski And Snowboard Association's Center Of Excellence: Best In The World". TeamUSA.org. October 2, 2013. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013.


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