What reality TV show competition did Kristi Leskinen and her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy win?
An NFL wideout, a WNBA center and a freestyle skier walk into a bar. No, seriously. Terrell Owens, Lisa Leslie and Kristi Leskinen walk into the bar at the Atlantis Resort & Casino in the Bahamas after a long day of competition. No punch line. The trio, along with five other athletes and eight celebrities, spent two weeks in May at the resort filming the latest reincarnation of ABC’s “The Superstars,” a reality show that first aired in the mid-1970s and pits two-man athlete-celeb teams against one another in a series of random athletic competitions. “I was thrilled to be the female action sports rep on the show,” Leskinen says. “It will show people we can hold our ground in all sports, against all types of athletes.” (Bode Miller, a return competitor on this summer’s show, won the last incarnation in 2002.) The show premieres Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET with one couple eliminated from competition each week until the finale show on July 28. We think Leskinen has a good shot at going the distan
Kristi Leskinen (born February 10, 1981 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania) is an American freestyle skier. She appeared on the cover of Powder magazine’s Photo Annual in 2004. She grew up in Uniontown, PA, near Seven Springs Mountain Resort and Hidden Valley ski resorts. She was ranked #90 on the FHM 100 Sexiest Women of 2005. At Winter X Games IX, Leskinen won a bronze medal in the Women’s Superpipe. Kristi was the first woman ever to pull a rodeo 720—two rotations, head pointed to the earth. She had a choice to become a pro wakeboarder but she decided to become professional at freestyle skiing. She began to receive sponsors for skiing and instantly knew that skiing was what she wanted to do. Leskinen is a devout fan of the ABC soap opera General Hospital. She won “The Superstars with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
After five weeks of tough competition, X Games star Kristi Leskinen and professional dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy won’The Superstars,’ beating out Bode Miller (Olympic skier) and Paige Hemmis (‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’) and Lisa Leslie (WNBA) and David Charvet (‘Melrose Place,’ ‘Baywatch’). Sources: http://www.examiner.
