Events and competitions
2009-2010 SEASON
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2008-2009 SEASON
JENN FINISHES THE SEASON WITH 2 MORE GOLD MEDALS!
March 29, 2009, Cypress Mountain, B.C. – Jenn claimed her title as Queen of the bumps at the Canada Post National Freestyle Championships on Cypress Mountain. Jenn won both the single moguls event on Friday and Sunday's dual moguls for her 10th senior national titles in a victory-studded career.
The 2006 Olympic champion, who now has six single moguls and four dual-moguls national titles to her credit, tried to focus on speed for all four of her duals. “Overall, I’m really happy with my day,” said Heil, 25. “I wanted to use every run to go my maximum, and I did.”
“It’s a really good step in the right direction,” added Jenn, who felt a missing component this season was her speed. “My goal was to push today. I was trying to get closer and closer to Alex’s times,” she said, referring to team-mate Alex Bilodeau of Rosemère, Que., who was the favourite in the men’s dual moguls.
At this year’s World Championships, Jenn was the silver medalist in single moguls.
Source: www.freestyleski.com
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SILVER MEDAL FOR JENN HEIL IN JAPAN
March 7-8, 2009 Inawashiro, Japan – It was another successful weekend for Canadian athletes at the FIS World Freestyle Ski Championships. The outstanding performance by Canada led to a total of nine medals in the event.
On Saturday’s single moguls race, Jenn Heil claimed the silver medal on the women's side. "It's an extremely challenging hill, so I was happy with my performance and laying it down. But there's still a lot I can improve on and I'm looking forward to doing that," said Heil. On the men's team, Vincent Marquis of Quebec City collected bronze, bringing Canada’s total to eight medals so far.
The women’s dual moguls event, which took place Sunday, was dominated by Aiko Uemura. Jenn finished in tenth place. Alex Bilodeau of Rosemère captured the gold medalin the men’s race. Bilodeau has won the last four events on the World Cup circuit and the coveted crystal globe as men's overall moguls leader on the tour.
Watch Jenn's post-race interview with the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association
OFFICIAL RESULTS - SINGLE MOGULS
2009 FREESTYLE FIS WORLD CUP
Inawashiro, Japan - March 7, 2009
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Ladies
1. Aiko Uemura, JAP
2. Jennifer Heil, CAN
3. Nikola Sudova, CZE
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Men
1. Patrick Deneen, USA
2. Tapio Luusua, FIN
3. Vincent Marquis, CAN
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OFFICIAL RESULTS - DUAL MOGULS
2009 FREESTYLE FIS WORLD CUP
Inawashiro, Japan - March 8, 2009
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Ladies
1. Aiko Uemura, JAP
2. Miki Ito, JAP
3. Hannah Kearny, USA
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Men
1. Alexandre Bilodeau, CAN
2. Nobuyuki Nishi, JAP
3. Tapio Luusua, FIN
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Source: www.freestyleski.com
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JENN HEIL FINISHES FIFTH IN VOSS, NORVEGIA
February 20, 2009, VOSS, Norway – In women's moguls, Jennifer Heil finished fifth. “I was disappointed with the performance, it is not what I’m looking for,” said Heil. “It’s in these moments that we learn the most. I need to refocus and figure out what I need to do to lay down my top performance.”
Alex Bilodeau earned his fourth straight victory on the World Cup freestyle skiing circuit and clinched the season moguls title for the first time in his career.
The Canadian team delivered excellent overall performances since the beginning of the season, placing Canada in an excellent position going into the World Championships which take place March 2 to 8 in Inawashiro, Japan.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
2009 FREESTYLE FIS WORLD CUP
Voss, Norvegia - February 20, 2009
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Ladies
1. Aiko Uemura, JAP
2. Nikola Sudova, CZE
3. Miki Ito, JAP
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Men
1. Alexandre Bilodeau, CAN
2. Tapio Luusua, FIN
3. Michael Morse, USA
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Source: www.freestyleski.com
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SECOND PLACE FOR JENN HEIL AND ANOTHER PODIUM SWEEP BY CANADIAN MEN IN ARE, SWEDEN
February 13-14, 2009, ARE, Sweden – The Canadian World Cup freestyle ski team dominated the podium once again at the World Cup. Alex Bilodeau led another men’s sweep for the moguls medals and Jenn Heil received a silver medal in the women’s final.
After placing second, Jenn added: “It’s motivating, but it’s a good position to know you can continue to get better.” With her silver medal, Jenn moved a closer second to overall moguls leader Hannah Kearney of the U.S. who was fourth in Friday’s final. Jenn is in contention for her fifth overall World Cup women’s mogul title.
On Saturday’s dual moguls race, Jenn finished ninth after missing her top jump in the qualifying round.
On the men’s side, it was the second time this season, and in freestyle ski history, that Canadian men have swept the podium in World Cup mogul competition. The same three skiers swept the podium last month at Ski Mont Gabriel where Vincent Marquis led the charge.
Alex Bilodeau went on to capture the gold medal in dual moguls, the first World Cup dual moguls victory of his career.
OFFICIAL RESULTS - SINGLE MOGULS
2009 FREESTYLE FIS WORLD CUP
Are, Sweden - February 13, 2009
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Ladies
1. Margarita Marbler, AUT
2. Jennifer Heil, CAN
3. Aiko Uemura, JAP
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Men
1. Alexandre Bilodeau, CAN
2. Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau, CAN
3. Vincent Marquis, CAN
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OFFICIAL RESULTS - DUAL MOGULS
2009 FREESTYLE FIS WORLD CUP
Are, Sweden - February 14, 2009
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Ladies
1. Hannah Kearney, USA
2. Aiko Uemura, JAP
3. Margarita Marbler, AUT
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Men
1. Alexandre Bilodeau, CAN
2. Guilbaut Colas, FRA
3. Maxime Gingras, CAN
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Source:
www.freestyleski.com
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ANOTHER GOLD MEDAL FOR JENNIFER HEIL
February 7, 2009, Cypress, Canada - Jennifer Heil delivered another brilliant performance and captured gold at the World Cup competition at Cypress Mountain, site of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games freestyle events. This is Jenn's second victory and fourth medal in five World Cup races this season.
"For sure this was my best performance this season," said Heil, the reigning Olympic champion. "The course, the weather and the crowd made it all perfect. The highlight for me was the quality of my skiing. I was more aggressive and I felt my technique becoming more automatic. I could feel the smoothness and the ease in my skiing."
In men's moguls, Bilodeau earned his first World Cup victory since February 2006. He had opened the season with three silver medals.
Overall, it was a phenomenally successful weekend for Canada’s freestyle team in front of a Canadian crowd at the 2010 Olympic venue. Canada ended the three-day competition with a remarkable five gold medals, two silver and a bronze.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
2009 FREESTYLE FIS WORLD CUP
Cypress Mountain, BC Canada - February 5-7, 2009
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Ladies
1. Jennifer Heil, CAN
2. Hannah Kearney, USA
3. Margarita Marbler, AUT
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Men
1. Alexandre Bilodeau, CAN
2. Yugo Tsukita, JAP
3. Guilbaut Colas, FRA
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Source:
www.freestyleski.com
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JENNIFER HEIL WINS THE GOLD MEDAL IN DEER VALLEY
January 31, 2009, Deer Valley, USA - Olympic champion Jennifer Heil won the gold medal Saturday night in women’s dual moguls at the Deer Valley Freestyle Skiing World Cup in Utah. This was Jennifer's first victory this season and third medal in four World Cup events.
This win came as great news after Jennifer experienced what she described as the worst crash of her career on Thursday, January 29, where she finished in 16th place in the individual moguls events.
“This was a great way to bounce back from a crash that had left me pretty shaken up and sore,” said Heil, also first in qualifying. “My goal today was come out and enjoy my skiing and be 100 per cent focused on my technique. With the great crowd here and the wonderful conditions it was easy for me to get immersed into that and not be hesitant during my runs.”
OFFICIAL RESULTS
2009 FREESTYLE FIS WORLD CUP
Deer Valley, USA - January 31, 2009
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Dual Moguls - Ladies
1. Jennifer Heil, CAN
2. Hannah Kearney, USA
3. Nikola Sudova, CZE
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Dual Moguls - Men
1. Guilbaut Colas, FRA
2. David Babic, USA
3. Alexandr Smyshlyaev, RUS
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Source: www.freestyleski.com
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Photos: ©Martin Beaulieu
CANADA MAKES HISTORY AT THE WORLD CUP IN MONT GABRIEL
January 24, Mont Gabriel, Canada - The bitter cold didn’t stop the Marcelle team from cheering on Jennifer Heil at the World Cup competition at Mont Gabriel.
Jennifer proved her talent once again and won the silver medal with a score of 25.51, only two-hundredths of a point behind winner Aiko Uemura. Jennifer is now tied with Hannah Kearney of the U.S. for the moguls World Cup lead.
The Canadian men's mogul team also made history in World Cup freestyle skiing by sweeping the podium! Congratulations to winner Vincent Marquis, and teammates Alexandre Bilodeau and Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau who followed in second and third, respectively.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
2009 FREESTYLE FIS WORLD CUP
Mont Gabriel, Quebec - Jan. 24, 2009
Women's moguls
1. Aiko Uemura, JAP
2. Jennifer Heil, CAN
3. Hannah Kearney, USA |
Men's moguls
1. Vincent Marquis, CAN
2. Alexandre Bilodeau, CAN
3. Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau, CAN |
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A REMARKABLE RETURN
December 19 - After 20 months away from the World Cup circuit, Jennifer returned to competition December 18 in Meribel, France and won the silver medal.
“Getting back in that starting gate I realized how much I missed the thrill of competition”, confided Jennifer. “I felt amazing and I’m so happy with my result. There’s so much more I know I can do but today was a chance to show that I was back and contending.”
The four-time overall World Cup champion provides a simple explanation for loss to American rival Hannah Kearney.
“I came off the top jump and I just didn’t have total control and went off course a bit. I couldn’t make up for that. Still 20 months is a really long time and it was a big challenge to get back into the competitive environment.”
Extract from Triple medal day for Canadian Freestylers – Rousseau wins gold. Read the full article at http://www.freestyleski.com/en/archives/2008/1218_meribel.htm
