Kiley McKinnon

Kiley McKinnon
Born	September 1, 1995 Madison, CT
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Ski club	Elite Aerial Development Program
Medal record Kiley McKinnon Medal record Women's freestyle skiing Representing  United States World Championships 2015 Kreischberg Aerials

Kiley McKinnon (born 1995) is an American freestyle skier. She is the 2015 World Cup Champion. She won a silver medal in aerials at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2015 in Kreischberg, Austria.^[1]

Ski career

In 2010, McKinnon was recruited to the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association's Elite Aerial Development program by friend, Mac Bohonnon.^[2] McKinnon's first aerial competition was the 2011 U.S. National Championships.^[3] In 2012, she was a member of the first graduating class of the United States Ski and Snowboard Association USSA TEAM Academy. In 2013, she was named the FIS "Rookie of the Year".^[4] McKinnon competed at the world cup level in December 2014 at the Bird's Nest in Beijing, China. She placed twice, taking bronze in the individual competition and second in the team competition.^[5] The third podium of her career occurred in January 2015 alongside US Ski Team Freestyle aerialist, Ashley Caldwell.^[6] McKinnon won a silver medal.

References

1. "FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2015 Women's Aerials Final 3 Results" (PDF). Retrieved 25 January 2015.
2. "Home Snow Win for Bohonnon". Retrieved 4 February 2015.
3. "Freestyle Athletes". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
4. "Madison's Kiley McKinnon In First Graduating Class Of USSA TEAM Academy". Retrieved 4 February 2015.
5. "Kiley McKinnon hopes for third podium". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
6. "U.S. women aerialists make history". Retrieved 1 February 2015.