Tess Ledeux (born 23 November 2001) is a French
freestyle skier who competes internationally.
She competed for France at the
FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017
The 2017 FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships were held in Sierra Nevada, Spain, from March 6–19, 2017.
Snowboard cross team events for men and women were introduced to the championships schedule for the first time, bringin ...
in
Sierra Nevada, Spain, where she won a gold medal in slopestyle. She participated at the
FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2019
The 2019 FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships was held in Utah, in resorts Park City, Deer Valley and Solitude Mountain, from February 1 to 10, 2019.
19-year-old Dmitry Loginov of Russia became the youngest World Champion i ...
, winning a medal.
She has earned four gold medals at the Winter X Games: three in big air and one in slopestyle. At the
2022 X Games, she won two gold medals, in
slopestyle
Slopestyle is a winter sport in which athletes ski or snowboard down a course including a variety of obstacles including rails, jumps and other terrain park features. Points are scored for amplitude, originality and quality of tricks. The disc ...
and
big air
Big air is a high-injury-risk sports discipline where the competitor rides a vehicle, such as a motocross motorcycle, a skateboard, a snowboard, or a pair of skis, down a hill or ramp and performs aerial tricks after launching off very large jumps ...
, becoming the first woman to land a double cork 1620 in competition.
Ledeux represented France at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, winning a silver medal in the
women's big air.
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2001 births
Living people
French female freestyle skiers
People from Bourg-Saint-Maurice
Sportspeople from Savoie
X Games athletes
Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Freestyle skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic freestyle skiers of France
Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for France
Olympic medalists in freestyle skiing
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