1. Lydia Lassila was born on 17 January 1982 and is an Australian Olympic freestyle skier gold medalist who competed in the 2002,2006,2010,2014 and 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
22 Facts About Lydia Lassila
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Lydia Lassila is the 2010 Olympic champion and the 2014 bronze medalist in aerials.
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Lydia Lassila was born 17 January 1982 in Melbourne, Australia.
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Lydia Lassila completed a bachelor's degree in Applied Science at RMIT University.
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Lydia Lassila is married to Lauri Lassila, a Finnish former professional freestyle skier, whose career included placing 2nd in moguls at the FIS Freestyle Skiing World Championships in 1999.
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Lydia Lassila gave birth to her first son in 2011 after winning gold at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
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Lydia Lassila's second son was born in 2015 after the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics where she claimed bronze.
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In June 2005, Lydia Lassila suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament and underwent knee reconstruction using an allograft.
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However, taking inspiration from compatriots and teammates Jacqui Cooper and Alisa Camplin, both of whom have suffered similar knee injuries, the then 24-year-old Lydia Lassila vowed to return to the sport when she recovered.
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Lydia Lassila made her comeback to World Cup competition 16 months later in China in December 2007, collecting a silver medal in her first event.
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At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Lydia Lassila won gold in the aerials, getting Australia's second gold medal for the games after snowboarder Torah Bright won gold in the halfpipe, at Cypress Mountain.
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Lydia Lassila was in second position after the first jump of the final, before posting the highest scoring second round jump.
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Lydia Lassila had a combined score of 214.74, beating second placed Li Nina with 207.23 points.
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Lydia Lassila achieved a bronze medal in the Freestyle Skiing Women's Aerials event.
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At the beginning of 2017, Lydia Lassila returned to competition in a bid to return to the Winter Olympics for 2018.
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Lydia Lassila then went on to obtain the second and the third World Cup wins at the end of February in Minsk and in the beginning of March 2017 in Moscow.
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Apart from her sporting medals, Lydia Lassila has received other honours and awards:.
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Lydia Lassila is the subject of a feature documentary film called The Will To Fly that chronicles her life and sport pursuits.
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In 2022, Lydia Lassila joined Seven Network's commentary team for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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In 2018, Lydia Lassila appeared as a contestant on Australian Survivor: Champions vs Contenders, competing in the fifth season of the competitive reality television series Australian Survivor as part of the Champions tribe.
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Lydia Lassila made very strong relationships in the game, notably with fellow contestants Mat Rogers and Shane Gould.
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In 2020, Lydia Lassila returned to appear on Australian Survivor: All Stars, being eliminated via a fire challenge against opposing tribe member Phoebe Timmins on Day 18.