Lydia Lassila
Lassila at the 2010 Winter Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 17 January 1982 Melbourne, Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Education | Bachelor's degree | |||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | RMIT University | |||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Skier & Entrepreneur and Motivational Speaker | |||||||||||||||||
| Employer | BodyICE | |||||||||||||||||
| Agent | One Management & Consulting | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Lauri Lassila | |||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other interests | Surfing, Skiing, Travel | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle skiing | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Michel Roth | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lydia Lassila OAM (née Ierodiaconou) (born 17 January 1982) is an Australian Olympic freestyle skier gold medalist who competed in the 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympic Games. She is the 2010 Olympic champion and the 2014 bronze medalist in aerials.
On 20 October 2010, Lassila was awarded the prestigious 'The Don' award by the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, which recognised her ability to inspire as well as her achievements during 2010, including her gold medal performance at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.