The Women's Moguls event in freestyle skiing

Freestyle skiing

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at the 2006 Winter Olympics

2006 Winter Olympics

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in Turin

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, Italy

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 took place on February 11.

Qualification

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...

, the winner of the event at the 2005 World Championship, failed to qualify for the final, while Canadian 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...

, the World Cup leader finished nearly a point ahead of the competition in her qualifying race.

Rank	Name	Country	Score	Notes
1	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...		26.67	Q
2	Sandra Laoura Sandra Laoura Sandra Laoura is a French freestyle skier of Algerian origin who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Laoura won bronze in the women's moguls event....		25.45	Q
3	Sara Kjellin		24.85	Q
4	Michelle Roark Michelle Roark Michelle Roark is an American freestyle skier who has competed since 1995, mainly in moguls. She won a silver medal in the moguls event at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2003 in Deer Valley, Utah....		24.45	Q
5	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....		24.20	Q
6	Margarita Marbler Margarita Marbler Margarita Marbler is an Austrian freestyle moguls skier, originally from Russia. She's been included in three Winter Olympic Games; at Salt Lake City, Turin and Vancouver. She has competed in both the Moguls and Dual Moguls event, as well as the Acrobatics and Aerials events...		24.15	Q
7	Kari Traa Kari Traa Kari Traa is a Norwegian freestyle skier. She won the Olympic title in the moguls event at the 2002 Winter Olympics, finished second at the 2006 games, and finished third at the 1998 games....		24.06	Q
8	Kristi Richards Kristi Richards Kristi Richards is a Canadian freestyle skier from Summerland, British Columbia. She pariticipates in moguls....		23.76	Q
9	Tae Satoya Tae Satoya is a Japanese freestyle skier. She won the Olympic title in the moguls event at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and she finished third at the 2002 games.Tae became the first Japanese woman to earn a gold medal in the Winter Olympics....		23.63	Q
10	Daria Serova Daria Serova Daria Yevgenyevna Serova is a Russian freestyle skier who specializes in the moguls discipline.- External links :*...		23.49	Q
11	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 :...		23.31	Q
12	Audrey Robichaud Audrey Robichaud Audrey Robichaud is a Canadian athlete.She placed eighth in the women’s moguls freestyle skiing at the 2006 Olympics with a score of 23.10...		22.73	Q
13	Deborah Scanzio		22.72	Q
14	Ingrid Berntsen Ingrid Berntsen Ingrid Berntsen is a Norwegian freestyle skier who specialized in the moguls. Her career peaked with good performances in the 2002–03 World Cup, but she never succeeded in the Olympic Games, and spent most of her career in the shadow of Kari Traa.-Background:Ingrid Berntsen hails from Filtvet, and...		22.45	Q
15	Miki Ito		22.34	Q
16	Manuela Berchtold Manuela Berchtold Manuela Berchtold is an Australian freestyle skier, who represented Australia at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics.She competed in the women's moguls and placed 27th in 2002. She was hampered by injuries between Olympics and had a knee reconstruction. In 2006, she came came 16th in the qualifying...		22.19	Q
17	Stephanie St. Pierre		22.15	Q
18	Shannon Bahrke Shannon Bahrke Shannon Bahrke is an American Olympic freestyle skier and entrepreneur. Bahrke was the silver medalist in moguls at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, the bronze medalist at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and in 2003 was the World Cup Champion...		22.07	Q
19	Marina Cherkasova Marina Cherkasova (skier) Marina Yevgenyevna Cherkasova is a Russian freestyle skier who specializes in the moguls discipline and competed at four Winter Olympics.- External links :*...		21.82	Q
20	Jillian Vogtli		21.79	Q
21	Lyudmila Dymchenko		21.42
22	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...		20.80
23	Mariangela Fabia Parravicini		19.62
24	Nina Bednarik		19.54
25	Darya Rybalova		18.70
26	Sarka Sudova		18.64
27	Miyuki Hatanaka		18.61
28	Yuliya Rodonova		16.76
29	Nuria Montane		11.76
30	Yoon Chae-rin		7.07

Final

Heil, the top qualifier, started last, and was up against the time of Norwegian Kari Traa

Kari Traa

Kari Traa is a Norwegian freestyle skier. She won the Olympic title in the moguls event at the 2002 Winter Olympics, finished second at the 2006 games, and finished third at the 1998 games....

, who improved on her qualifying sum by 1.39 points. However, Heil's total of 26.50 was nearly a point better than Traa, which gave her the gold.

Rank	Athlete	Score
		26.50
		25.65
		25.37
4		24.74
5		24.01
6		23.58
7		23.30
8		23.10
9		23.00
10		22.82
11		22.72
12		22.52
13		22.44
14		22.21
15		22.12
16		22.05
17		20.79
18		20.04
19		19.84
20		17.78