FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2009
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The FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
2009
were held between March 2 and March 8 in Inawashiro
, Japan
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FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
The FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships is the world championship organized by the FIS for Freestyle Skiing. It was first organized in 1986 and is now held every odd year. Currently, the events included in the world championships are Moguls, Dual Moguls, Aerials, Ski cross, Slopestyle and Half-pipe...
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were held between March 2 and March 8 in Inawashiro
Inawashiro, Fukushima
is a town located in Yama District, Fukushima, Japan. Inawashiro rests on the shores of Lake Inawashiro, one of the largest lakes in Japan. During the Edo period, it was part of the Aizu domain, and was the home of Aizu's secondary castle town...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Skicross
| Medal | Name | Nation | Qualification Time (Seeding) |
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| Andreas Matt Andreas Matt Andreas Matt is an Austrian freestyle skier who specializes in the skicross discipline. He is the brother of alpine skier, Mario Matt.... |
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| Thomas Zangerl Thomas Zangerl Thomas Zangerl is an Austrian freestyle skier who specializes in the skicross discipline.He made his World Cup debut in March 2003 in Les Contamines, but was disqualified. His first valid World Cup result was a thirteenth place in Saas-Fee in November the same year... |
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| Davey Barr Davey Barr Davey Barr is a Canadian freestyle skier currently residing in Whistler, British Columbia. Davey Barr is a member of the Canadian national ski cross team.... |
Moguls
| Medal | Name | Nation | Score |
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| Patrick Deneen Patrick Deneen Patrick Deneen is an American freestyle skier, specializing in moguls. Deneen was the gold medalist at the 2009 International Ski Federation Freestyle World Ski Championships. In December 2009, Deneen won the US Olympic trials, held at Steamboat Springs, Colorado, securing a spot on the US... |
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| Tapio Luusua Tapio Luusua Tapio Luusua is a Finnish freestyle skier. At the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2009 he received a silver medal in moguls and a bronze in dual moguls. He also competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics and is set to compete for Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics.- References :... |
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| Vincent Marquis Vincent Marquis Vincent Marquis is a Canadian freestyle skier and currently resides in Quebec City. Vincent Marquis participates in moguls.... |
Dual Moguls
| Medal | Name | Nation | Qualification Score (seeding) |
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| Alexandre Bilodeau Alexandre Bilodeau Alexandre Bilodeau is a Canadian freestyle skier from Montreal, Quebec. Bilodeau currently resides in Rosemère, Quebec. Bilodeau won a gold medal in the men's moguls at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, becoming the first Canadian to win a gold medal at an Olympic Games held in Canada after... |
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| Nobuyuki Nishi Nobuyuki Nishi is a Japanese freestyle skier active since 2003 who represented Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Nishi won a bronze medal in dual moguls at the 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships.- References :... |
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| Tapio Luusua Tapio Luusua Tapio Luusua is a Finnish freestyle skier. At the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2009 he received a silver medal in moguls and a bronze in dual moguls. He also competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics and is set to compete for Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics.- References :... |
Aerials
| Medal | Name | Nation | Score |
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| Ryan St. Onge Ryan St. Onge Ryan St. Onge is an American freestyle skier who has competed since 1997. He won a gold medal in the aerials event at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2009 in Inawashiro.... |
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| Steve Omischl Steve Omischl Steve Omischl is a Canadian freestyle skier.Omischl competes in aerials, and made his World Cup debut in December 1999, finishing with a silver medal at an event in Blackcomb... |
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| Warren Shouldice Warren Shouldice Warren Shouldice is a Canadian freestyle skier. Over his career, Shouldice has earned twelve podium finishes at World Cup events. His best result came in 2011, when he won the World Championships in Deer Valley Utah... |
Halfpipe
| Medal | Name | Nation | Score |
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| Kevin Rolland Kevin Rolland Kevin Rolland is a freestyle skier from France. He won the gold medal at the 2009 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships in the halfpipe... |
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| Justin Dorey | |||
| Xavier Bertoni Xavier Bertoni Xavier Bertoni is a French Freestyle skiier,. He started skiing when he was 2 years old and has been with Rossignol since 2004.-Results:*3rd 2010 14th X Games, Aspen, Colorado, Superpipe... |
Skicross
| Medal | Name | Nation | Qualification Time (Seeding) |
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| Ashleigh McIvor Ashleigh McIvor Ashleigh McIvor is a Canadian freestyle skier currently residing in Pemberton, British Columbia. McIvor is a member of the Canadian national ski cross team and became the first gold medal winner of women's ski cross at the 2010 Winter Olympics... |
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| Karin Huttary Karin Huttary Karin Huttary is an Austrian freestyle skier who won a silver medal at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2009 in ski-cross. Although an Austrian she was once a member of the Swedish ski team, but switched to ski-cross and will compete for Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics.- External... |
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Moguls
| Medal | Name | Nation | Score |
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| Aiko Uemura Aiko Uemura is a Japanese freestyle skier. She participates in moguls and dual moguls.Her family moved to Hakuba town, Nagano Prefecture, Japan in 1986. She graduated from Hakuba High School in 1998, and works for the Kitano Construction Corporation in Nagano city, Japan.... |
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| Jennifer Heil Jennifer Heil Jennifer Heil is a Canadian freestyle skier from Spruce Grove, Alberta. Heil started skiing at age two. Jennifer Heil won the first gold medal for Canada in the 2006 Winter Olympics games in Turin, Italy and a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, which was also Canada's first... |
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| Nikola Sudová Nikola Sudová Nikola Sudová is a Czech freestyle skier known for moguls. She has two World Cup victories and competed for the Czech Republic at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She is set to compete in ladies moguls for the Czech Republic at the 2010 Winter Olympics.- References :... |
Dual Moguls
| Medal | Name | Nation | Qualification Score (seeding) |
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| Aiko Uemura Aiko Uemura is a Japanese freestyle skier. She participates in moguls and dual moguls.Her family moved to Hakuba town, Nagano Prefecture, Japan in 1986. She graduated from Hakuba High School in 1998, and works for the Kitano Construction Corporation in Nagano city, Japan.... |
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| Miki Ito | |||
| Hannah Kearney Hannah Kearney Hannah Kearney is an American mogul skier who won a gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics.-Personal life:Born in a hospital in Hanover, New Hampshire, Kearney grew up and still lives in Norwich, Vermont. She is the daughter of Tom and Jill Kearney, who met while attending McGill University in... |
Aerials
| Medal | Name | Nation | Score |
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| Li Nina Li Nina Li Nina is a Chinese aerial skier who won silver at both the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics. She placed 5th at the 2002 Winter Olympics, and has won the last three World Championships in aerials.Her nickname is 'Snow Princess'.-External links:... |
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| Xu Mengtao Xu Mengtao Xu Mengtao is an Chinese aerial skier. She has two World Cup victories. She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where she qualified eighth, and had the highest score after the first jump in the finals, however she crashed on her second jump and ended up in sixth place.Xu captured a silver medal... |
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| Jacqui Cooper Jacqui Cooper Jacqui Cooper is an Australian freestyle skier and motivational speaker.Cooper has been participating in aerial skiing since she was 16, and has been in the Australian team for 13 years. She has had many injuries, including a shattered knee and a broken back.She competed at the 1994 Winter... |
Halfpipe
| Medal | Name | Nation | Score |
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| Virginie Faivre | |||
| Megan Gunning | |||
| Jen Hudak Jen Hudak Jen Hudak is an American freestyle skier, specializing in the halfpipe and slopestyle events. She currently resides in Utah, where she skis and trains regularly.-External links:*... |
Medal table
| Place | Country |  |
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Total |
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| 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  United States |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Austria |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  France |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  People's Republic of China |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Finland |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Czech Republic |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |