Hannah Kearney

Hannah Kearney
— Alpine skier —

Kearney in March 2015
Disciplines Moguls, Dual Moguls
Club Waterville Valley BBTS
Born (1986-02-26) February 26, 1986
Norwich, Vermont
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
World Cup debut January 11, 2003 (age 16)
Olympics
Teams 3 (2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals 2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams 4
Medals 6 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 10
Wins 46
Podiums 71
Overall titles 4 (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015)
Discipline titles 6 moguls (2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2010 Vancouver Moguls
2014 Sochi Moguls
World Championships
2005 Ruka Moguls
2013 Voss Moguls
2015 Kreischberg Dual moguls
2011 Deer Valley Moguls
2015 Kreischberg Moguls
2009 Inawashiro Dual moguls
2011 Deer Valley Dual moguls
2013 Voss Dual moguls

Hannah Angela Kearney (born February 26, 1986) is an American mogul skier who won a gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[1]

Personal life

Kearney was born in Norwich, Vermont to Jill (née Gass) and Tom Kearney.[2] They met while attending McGill University in Montreal, Quebec.[3] She grew up and still lives in Norwich, Vermont. Kearney graduated from Hanover High School. Her mother is active in promoting youth sports as the director of the Town of Norwich Recreation Department.[4] Kearney is studying at Dartmouth College as a member of the class of 2015.[5]

In her free time, Kearney likes to ride horses, knit, play soccer, read, and watch her brother Denny play hockey.[6] She considers herself "half-Canadian" because her mother grew up in Montreal and she has relatives living in Vancouver and Montreal.[7]

Career

2006 Winter Olympics

A gold medal favorite entering her first Olympics, Kearney had a poor first run and did not make it out of the qualification round. She stumbled after landing her first jump. Her score of 20.80 points put her in 10th at that point, with 20 skiers left to compete. After the second-to-last skier, she was officially bumped out of the top 20, the ranking she would have needed to advance to the final.

2010 Winter Olympics

In December 2009, Kearney won the US Olympic trial event at Steamboat, earning a spot on the US Team.[8]

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Kearney entered the final round with a qualification score of 25.96.[9] As a result of having the best qualifying score, Kearney would be the last skier to ski in the final round. Fellow teammate Shannon Bahrke was in second place, and Canadian Jennifer Heil was in first, with scores of 25.43 and 25.69 respectively. Kearney skied a clean run, earning a score of 26.63 and winning the gold medal.[10]

2014 Winter Olympics

At the 2014 Winter Olympics, Kearney entered the final round with a qualification score of 21.93 [11] As a result of having the best qualifying score, Kearney would be the last skier to ski in the final round. Canadian sisters Chloé Dufour-Lapointe was in second place and Justine Dufour-Lapointe was in third, with scores of 21.70 and 21.64 respectively. Kearney faltered slightly after the first jump, earning a score of 21.49 to win the bronze medal.

World Cup results

Season titles

10 titles (4 overall freestyle, 6 moguls)

Season Discipline
2009 Moguls
2011 Overall
Moguls
2012 Overall
Moguls
2013 Moguls
2014 Overall
Moguls
2015 Overall
Moguls

References

  1. ↑ "Day 1: Ohno, Kearney win; slower luge track debuts". Associated Press. February 13, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Babcock wins gold with McGill tie". March 1, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ Farber, Michael (February 22, 2010). "Playing Spoiler". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  4. ↑ Town of Norwich, Vermont Recreation Department website
  5. ↑ Barry, Dan (February 27, 2010). "For a Moment of Glory, Mastering a Million Details". the New York Times. p. 17. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
  6. ↑ US Ski Team bio, http://www.usskiteam.com/freestyle/athletes/athlete?athleteId=1063
  7. ↑ "Kearney, Bahrke of U.S. medal in moguls". Associated Press. February 14, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Deneen, Kearney Take Oly Trial Wins". United States Ski and Snowboard Association. December 23, 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  9. ↑ NBCOlympics.com (2010-02-13). "Freestyle Skiing > Women's Moguls > Qualification". Retrieved 2010-02-14.
  10. ↑ McGrath, Charles (February 14, 2010). "American Wins Gold in Women's Moguls". New York Times. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
  11. ↑ Sochi2014.com (2014-02-08). "2014 > Freestyle Skiing > Women's Moguls > Qualification". Retrieved 2014-02-08.
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