Estonia’s Kelly Sildaru claimed her first International Ski
Federation Freeski World Cup win in three years with women’s
slopestyle success in Stubai in Austria, while Norway’s Birk Ruud
captured the men’s title.
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0 >Kelly Sildaru at a World Cup event in Stubai, Austria, in November 2020. Source: Mateusz Kielpinski/FIS
Kelly Sildaru finished fifth in the Big Air qualification at the World Cup event held in Kreischberg, Austria, on Thursday and will compete in the finals on Friday evening.
The Estonian s first jump did not bring her much success, but her next two jumps brought her 82.40 and 76.60 points, respectively, raising her total to 159 points, enough for fifth in the qualification.
The qualification was dominated by Tess Ledeux with a total of 182.80 points. Ledeux was followed by Giulia Tanno (168.80 points), Mathilde Gremaud (164.80 points) and Johanne Killi (164.60 points) rounded out the top four.