Ulziibayar Chimed-Sahagun

Ulziibayar Chimed-Sahagun is a Mongolian contortionist born in Ulaanbaatar who began training at age five and joined the Mongolian State Circus at seven. He was the first Mongolian artist to perform with Cirque du Soleil, joining Alegría in 1994 and touring for twelve years, and won a silver medal at Cirque de Demain in 1997. He joined Zumanity in Las Vegas from 2005 to 2020 and founded K-STAR Contortion Academy in 2020.