Keri Herman

Keri Marie Herman (born August 16, 1982) is an American freestyle skier and US Olympian. She placed 10th in Slopestyle at the 2014 Sochi Games. She won a silver medal in Slopestyle at the 2011 Winter X Games XV in Aspen, Colorado, behind Kaya Turski.[1] The following week, Herman took bronze at the 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships.[2] Herman now holds a total of 5 Winter X Games medals. 3 in Aspen and 2 from European X Games in Tignes, France. Keri Herman grew up in Bloomington, MN. She played ice hockey during her four years at Visitation High School as Center for the Visitation Blazers team.[3] She moved to CO to attend the University of Denver where she graduated in 2005 with a BSBA in Finance and Marketing. She studied abroad for a semester at the University of Queensland, Australia. She moved to Breckenridge in 2004 where she has since lived, traveling around the world competing in Slopestyle and Halfpipe skiing events. In 2011, she was named to the first US Freeskiing Slopestyle team. Her sponsors are ROCKSTAR Energy, Scott USA, Breckenridge Resort, HEAD SKIS, US Freeskiing, Buff, Jiberish, and Discrete.

Keri Herman
Full nameKeri Marie Herman
BornAugust 16, 1982 (1982-08-16) (age 41)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing the  United States
Winter X Games
Silver medal – second place2010 Aspen Slopestyle
Silver medal – second place2011 Aspen Slopestyle
Silver medal – second place2015 Aspen Slopestyle
Winter X Games Europe
Silver medal – second place2010 Tignes Slopestyle
Silver medal – second place2011 Tignes Slopestyle
Winter Dew Tour
Gold medal – first place2014 Breckenridge Slopestyle
Silver medal – second place2010 Breckenridge Slopestyle
Bronze medal – third place2008 BreckenridgeSlopestyle
Bronze medal – third place2009 Mt. SnowSlopestyle
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2013 Copper Mountain Slopestyle
Gold medal – first place2014 Breckenridge Slopestyle
Silver medal – second place2014 Park City Slopestyle
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2012 Ushuaia, Argentina Slopestyle
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Park CitySlopestyle
Big Air
Bronze medal – third place2012 Nine Queens Big Air
Bronze medal – third place2014 Nine Queens Big Air

References

  1. "Women's Ski Slopestyle Results". ESPN.com. January 28, 2011. Archived from the original on January 31, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  2. "Results. Park City Mountain Resort (USA). Slopestyle. 03.02.2011. World Ski Championships". fis-ski.com. February 3, 2011. Archived from the original on February 7, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  3. "Keri Herman". U.S. Freeskiing.


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