Freestyle Skiing
Henry Sildaru
- Slopestyle
- Big Air
- Halfpipe
- Nationality
- Estonia
- Hometown
- Tallinn, Estonia
- Born
- 26 August 2006
- Primary discipline
- Slopestyle
About Henry Sildaru
Estonian freestyle skier competing in slopestyle, big air and halfpipe; younger brother of Olympic skier Kelly Sildaru. Signed with Faction Skis alongside Kelly in 2016 at age 10. Won silver in halfpipe on his Olympic debut at the 2026 Winter Olympics, one of only two freeskiers (with Eileen Gu) to medal while competing in all three men's/women's freeski disciplines at the Games.
2026 Olympics: 21st slopestyle, 22nd big air, silver halfpipe (93.00, 0.75 behind gold medalist Alex Ferreira's 93.75). Final-run highlight: back-to-back double 1620s and an alley-oop cork 1080 blunt. First career World Cup podium: 2nd, slopestyle, 9 Jan 2026. 2021 Junior World Champs: gold halfpipe, bronze slopestyle.
Sponsors: Faction Skis - confirmed via Faction's own athlete roster and Olympic recap coverage (long-term partnership since 2016)
Setup
1 item
Skis
Faction Studio 0
- Halfpipe
Faction's dedicated halfpipe ski.
Dedicated halfpipe twin-tip; poplar core with carbon stringers, 'Boat Flex' profile, carbon/rubber reinforcement under the binding for heavy stomps. Flex 7/10, waist 83mm, radius 18m; available 162/168/172/177/182cm.
Setup verified 11 July 2026
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Sildaru
- https://factionskis.com/en-us/blogs/news/henry-sildaru-silver-men-half-pipe-winter-olympics-milano-cortina-2026
- https://freeskier.com/stories/the-power-of-two-behind-the-scenes-of-the-sildaru-siblings-partnership-with-faction-skis
- https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=FS&competitorid=238166
- https://www.fis-ski.com/freeski-park-and-pipe/news/2025-26/by-the-numbers-looking-back-at-the-2025-26-fis-freeski-world-cup-season