FREESTYLE FIS WORLD CUP TORNAMENT DETAILS:Location: Lake Placid, USA
20/01/2012- Aerials, Men
21/01/2012- Aerials, Men
20/01/2012- Aerials, Ladies
21/01/2012- Aerials, Ladies
American Olympic champion moguls skier Hannah Kearney won her third World Cup of the season today at the Nature Valley Freestyle Cup in Lake Placid, NY. Frenchman Guilbaut Colas secured the men’s win for his second victory and fifth podium of the season. Both Kearney and Colas lead in the overall moguls standings.
Kearney
led an all North American women’s podium as Canadians Jennifer Heil
and Audrey Robichaud rounded out the podium in second and third,
respectively.
"I
didn't have the fastest time - I left some room for improvement in
there tomorrow. But I did have the highest turning score," said
Kearney. "I was really pleased with the cleanliness of my skiing. There
has been some trouble in training because it's a difficult course,
really tight sharp turns."
It
was Robichaud's first career podium. “The thing is, I had nothing to
lose, so I just went for it,” said Robichaud who qualified 12th. “For
sure this podium will give me a lot of energy. I finally got to taste
the podium and it feels crazy good.”
Canadian
Olympic gold medalist Alexandre Bilodeau follwed Colas in second as
American Jeremy Cota landed his first career World Cup podium in
third.
"I
felt good going into today. I skied really well last weekend and have
made some steps in my skiing," said Cota. "Going into the finals I
knew that I would have to ski my best to potentially get a podium and I
was able to do that."
"There's
a lot of depth on our team and a lot of people stepped up," said U.S.
moguls head coach Scott Rawles. "People get fired up skiing with a
home advantage. We're really hoping to capitalize on that again for
tomorrow and in two weeks at World Champs at Deer Valley."
The men and women will hit the bumps and jumps again Sunday for another Nature Valley Freestyle Cup moguls competition.
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