Kiley McKinnon (born September 1, 1995) is an American

freestyle skier Freestyle skiing is a skiing discipline comprising aerials, moguls, cross, half-pipe, slopestyle and big air as part of the Winter Olympics. It can consist of a skier performing aerial flips and spins and can include skiers sliding rails and ...

. She came in first place in the aerials competition during the 2015 FIS World Cup Champion and also won a silver medal in aerials at the

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, Austria. In 2018, McKinnon represented Team USA in the PyeongChang Olympics and placed 10th in aerials. McKinnon is a co-founder of Halfdays, a direct-to-consumer brand for women's ski wear made of recycled fabrics that launched in November 2020.

Ski career

In 2010, McKinnon was recruited to the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association's Elite Aerial Development program by friend, Mac Bohonnon. McKinnon's first national aerial competition was the 2011 U.S. National Championships. In 2012, she was a member of the first graduating class of the

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USSA TEAM Academy. In 2013, she was named the FIS "Rookie of the Year". McKinnon competed at the world cup level in December 2014 at the Bird's Nest in

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, China. She placed twice, taking bronze in the individual competition and second in the team competition. The third podium of her career occurred in January 2015 alongside US Ski Team Freestyle aerialist,

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. McKinnon won a silver medal. She went on to compete in the

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

Pyeongchang, South Korea Pyeongchang (; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ; ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seou ...

. She placed 10th in the aerials competition for

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Halfdays

Along with co-founders Ariana Ferwerda and Karelle Golda, McKinnon launched her womenswear ski brand Halfdays during the Covid-19 pandemic in November 2020. The

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ski wear brand targets the womenswear market and aims to achieve "comfort, utility, function and style" while breaking down the barrier to entry for females to winter sports. The textile production facility that manufactures Halfdays is environmentally mindful.

References

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Winter Olympics 2018: Kiley McKinnon Q&A

Halfdays website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mckinnon, Kiley American female freestyle skiers 1995 births Living people People from Madison, Connecticut Sportspeople from New Haven County, Connecticut Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic freestyle skiers for the United States 21st-century American women