Ashley CALDWELL
United States of AmericaEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Freestyle Skiing |
Women's Aerials | 4 | |
| Mixed Team Aerials | 1 |
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Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Olympic Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 10 | Aerials | 2014 | Sochi, RUS |
| 10 | Aerials | 2010 | Vancouver, CAN |
| 17 | Women's Aerials | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| World Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 1 | Aerials Ladies | 2017 | Sierra Nevada, ESP | 109.29 |
| 2 | Aerials Ladies | 2021 | Almaty, KAZ | 101.74 |
| 3 | Aerials Team Mixed | 2021 | Almaty, KAZ | 283.97 |
| 4 | Aerials Ladies | 2015 | Kreischberg, AUT | 79.78 |
| 4 | Aerials Ladies | 2011 | Deer Valley, USA | 173.73 |
| 5 | Aerials Ladies | 2019 | Park City, USA | 58.81 |
| World Cup Rankings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | All | Aerials |
| 2021/2022 | 30 | |
| 2020/2021 | 7 | |
| 2019/2020 | 66 | 17 |
| 2018/2019 | 16 | 4 |
| 2017/2018 | 59 | 13 |
| 2016/2017 | 37 | 10 |
| 2015/2016 | 4 | 1 |
| 2014/2015 | 11 | 2 |
| 2013/2014 | 31 | 8 |
| 2010/2011 | 28 | 8 |
| 2009/2010 | 61 | 22 |
| World Cup - Best Achievements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Aerials Ladies | Aerials Team Mixed | Aerials Team Qualification Ladies |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 17th | ||
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 2nd | 1 x 3rd | |
| 2019/2020 | 1 x 3rd | ||
| 2018/2019 | 1 x 2nd | ||
| 2017/2018 | 1 x 3rd | ||
| 2016/2017 | 1 x 1st | 1 x 17th | |
| 2015/2016 | 2 x 1st | ||
| 2014/2015 | 2 x 1st | ||
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 2nd | ||
| 2010/2011 | 1 x 1st | ||
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 17 | Aerials Ladies | 2021/2022 | Ruka, FIN | 76.53 |
| 19 | Aerials Ladies | 2021/2022 | Deer Valley, USA | 74.37 |
| 20 | Aerials Ladies | 2021/2022 | Ruka, FIN | 74.02 |
| 27 | Aerials Ladies | 2021/2022 | Ruka, FIN | 60.42 |
| 28 | Aerials Ladies | 2021/2022 | Ruka, FIN | 63.31 |
Playing guitar, mountain biking, surf, hike, play tennis, and trampoline. (idoneusa.com)
Athlete
Completed a Master's Degree in 2020 at the University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT). Attended Blue Ridge Middle School (Virginia, USA).
Oldest of four children, has three brothers and sisters.
English
Elite Aerial Development Program
National: Vladimir Lebedev (RUS)
Gymnastics: Was an elite level gymnast for 11 years at Apex Gymnastics in Virginia, United States of America. (usskiteam.com, 3 Feb 2010)
2010 World Cup in Calgary (Aerials - 11th)
January 2016: Was sidelined for two weeks with a shin injury. (washingtonpost.com, 26 Feb 2016)
2015: A herniated disc was pressing on her spinal cord. Could only train indoors and was given the all-clear three months later. (washingtonpost.com, 26 Feb 2016)
December 2012: Tore her left anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). In December 2013, competed for the first time in almost two years in Beida Lake. (nbcsports.com, 20 Dec 2013)
December 2011: Tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her right knee landing a jump.
2010
Became interested in aerials while watching the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games on television with her family. Her mom thought that since sheI did gymnastics and she loved to ski that she would be good at aerials! By 14, she'd moved out of her parents' Ashburn, VA., home to train full-time in Lake Placid, NY, and by 16, she was the youngest member of the 2010 U.S. Olympic team. (idoneusa.com; washingtonpost.com, 26 Jan 2018)
Her father brought her to a summer ski camp and that's when she wanted to be recruited onto the aerials team. (Snowbeat TV Programme, Dec 2020)
"I first started aerials when I was 12 and I went to the Olympics when I was 16. So I understand how wild that is but it also kind of inspires me to think that you don’t ever know what’s possible and I want to share that story with everyone around me." (Snowbeat TV Programme, Dec 2020)
Freestyle skier Hannah Kearney (USA), two-time Olympic medallist (2010 gold, 2014 bronze), three-time World champion. (nbcolympics.com, 26 Oct 2017)
Her parents. (nbcolympics.com, 26 Oct 2017)
"I like to go big and I’m not afraid to crash hard. And when you’re doing triple flips overcoming the fear and getting up from big crashes is super important... I’m known for always trying to jump like the boys. I want to go big like them, do harder tricks like them, and even crash harder than them!" (idoneusa.com)
Crystal Globe winner (2015/16 season).
Rookie of the Year (2010), by FIS.
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