| Sport: | Freestyle Skiing |
|---|---|
| Birthdate: | January 17, 1982 |
| Birthplace: | Melbourne, Australia |
| Hometown: | Melbourne, Australia |
| Residence: | Melbourne, Australia |
| Olympics: | 2006, 2002 |
| Event: | Women's Aerials |
A gold medal contender entering 2006, Lydia Lassila's Torino Games became synonymous with screams of pain, the result of a torn ACL that had been tenuously held together by a ligament from a cadaver... Since that painful 2006, the aerialist has married a Finnish moguls world champion, founded her own business and won the 2008-09 World Cup title... Vancouver marks her third Olympic appearance.
| Date | Event | Rank | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Feb 20 - 10:00a | Aerials -- Qualification | 1 | 214.74 | |
| Wed, Feb 24 - 7:30p | Aerials -- Final |  | 1 | 214.74 |
As the pilot for the USA-1 bobsled, I broke a 62-year gold medal drought when my sled, the 'Night Train" won the Olympic title at the 2010 Vancouver Games. A degenerative eye condition nearly caused me to quit my sport in 2008, but corrective surgery restored my vision to 20-20.
