Christopher LILLIS

United States of America

Freestyle Skiing

Date of Birth: 4 Oct 1998

Age: 23

Gender: Male

Place of birth: ROCHESTER, NY

Birth Country:

United States of America

Residence: PITTSFORD, NY

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Freestyle Skiing	Men's Aerials	6
	Mixed Team Aerials USA United States of America	1

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Genting Snow Park A & M Stadium	Mixed Team Aerials Final 1	Finished
Genting Snow Park A & M Stadium	Mixed Team Aerials Final 2	Finished
Genting Snow Park A & M Stadium	Men's Aerials Qualifications	Finished
Genting Snow Park A & M Stadium	Men's Aerials Final 1	Finished
Genting Snow Park A & M Stadium	Men's Aerials Final 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
2	Aerials Men	2021	Almaty, KAZ	133.50
3	Aerials Team Mixed	2021	Almaty, KAZ	283.97
7	Aerials Men	2019	Park City, USA	115.05

World Cup Rankings
Season	All	Aerials
2021/2022		25
2020/2021		12
2019/2020	29	6
2018/2019	36	8
2016/2017	56	13
2015/2016	26	6

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	Aerials Team Mixed	Aerials Men	Aerials Team Qualification Men
2021/2022	1 x 2nd	1 x 11th
2020/2021		1 x 2nd
2019/2020		1 x 1st
2018/2019		1 x 6th
2016/2017		2 x 8th	1 x 10th
2015/2016		1 x 1st

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
2	Aerials Team Mixed	2021/2022	Ruka, FIN	315.66
11	Aerials Men	2021/2022	Deer Valley, USA	85.07
12	Aerials Men	2021/2022	Ruka, FIN	120.81
18	Aerials Men	2021/2022	Ruka, FIN	106.20

Nickname:

Jon.

Hobbies:

Golfing, teaches guitar and piano lessons to local students in Park City, UT.

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Monroe Community College.

Family:

Father, Bernie Lillis. Mother, Jamie Lillis. Brothers, Jonathon and Michael (passed away in October 2017).

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Bristol Mountain Freestyle Team

Coach:

National: Vladimir Lebedev (RUS)

Sporting relatives:

Brother Jonathon Lillis (Freestyle skiing - aerials): Competed at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games (eighth), four World Championships (2017 aerials gold medallist), and 2012 Junior World Championships silver medallist.

Brother Michael Lillis (Freestyle skiing - aerials): Competed in the Nor-Am Cup. Died unexpectedly in his sleep in October 2017.

Debut:

2016 World Cup in Deer Valley (Aerials - 9th)

Injuries:

2018: Anterior cruciate ligament tear (ACL). Missed the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

National team:

2015

Start:

Started at Bristol Mountain at a young age following his older brother Jonathon. (spectrumlocalnews.com)

Ambition:

Has been skiing his entire life, doing acrobatic skiing since he was 10 years old. "I am motivated each day since it has been my dream to go to the Olympics ever since I was a kid.” (digitaljournal.com, 17 Sep 2021)

Memorable:

Winning two medals at the 2021 World Championships in Almaty (aerials silver, aerials team bronze). “That was awesome, it was a really big achievement but obviously, I wanted to make that silver into a gold one." (digitaljournal.com, 17 Sep 2021)

Hero:

Freestyle skier Jeret "Speedy" Peterson (USA), 2010 Olympic silver medallist. Passed away in 2011. His brother Jonathon trained with him. "He spoke the world of him, it was impossible not to look up to a guy like Speedy.” (parkrecord.com)

Philosophy:

“Just keep driving, keep skiing, and keep jumping. If you have aspirations to be an Olympic skier just make sure that you see that through and that you never give up on it. Keep seeing it through and if you want it enough, you will get there.” (digitaljournal.com, 17 Sep 2021)

General Interest

YOUNGER BROTHER LEGACY
Brother Jonathon placed some of Michael's ashes inside a glass pendant and wore it around his neck during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter opening ceremony. He had his late brother's Team USA ski suit specially shipped to South Korea so he could wear it in the freestyle aerials finals. (businessinsider.com, Feb 2018)

After the death of his brother, both Chris and Jonathon went straight back to competing: "It was devastating for everybody. It was hard for a while to keep jumping for Jon and me, but a week after the funeral we were back jumping in Finland. Mikey would've been a great jumper and a great aerialist." (eu.democratandchronicle.com)

Milestones

Beijing 2022 Olympic gold medallist in mixed team aerials.

Two-time World Championships medallist in 2021 winning aerials silver and team bronze. Became the first USA athlete since Jeret "Speedy" Peterson to perform a quintuple twisting triple backflip in competition - a back double full-full-double full.

Two top-six finishes at the Junior World Championships (2014, 2015).

Earned back-to-back World Cup podiums (February 2020), his first top-three finishes since missing the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). In Kazakhstan on 28 February 2020, he landed a double full-full-full in the super final to score 121.27 points for the win. “That was definitely one of the best jumps of my career. Moving forward I’m feeling deadly.” (olympics.nbcsports.com, 28 Feb 2020)

In 2016, at age 17, he was the youngest man ever to win a World Cup aerials gold (Minsk).

“That was definitely one of the best jumps of my career,” Chris Lillis said. “Moving forward I’m feeling deadly.”

Legend

:: Gold
:: Gold Medal Event

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