American moguls skiers take half the podium spots at home in Deer Valley duals
Just two days after three American women swept a World Cup podium, three more American moguls skiers were back on the same Deer Valley podium tonight (Feb. 2) in front of a huge home crowd. This time there was a little more balance between genders as two U.S. men and one woman grabbed half the medal spots in an exciting duals event.
It was a repeat performance for comeback kid Hannah Kearney (bouncing back from a preseason training injury), who returned to the top spot tonight after winning Thursday’s single moguls event for her third win of the season. Kearney endured five competitive runs down the demanding Champion course, none more intense than her final face off with standings leader, Canadian Justine Duford-Lapointe. The two top contenders were neck and neck for most of the run until Duford-Lapointe misjudged a bump near the bottom jump and blew out.
“I was a little bit nervous to come back but as soon as it was time to ski duals I new I felt pretty confident,” said Kearney, who hadn’t competed in a duals competition since March. “I felt comfortable throughout – sometimes too comfortable. I probably should’ve been skiing faster, but there’s a really fine line between skiing too fast and too slow, and I think I found the right balance tonight. I focused on my form, which if you’re skiing well, it’s easier to ski fast.”
Kazakhstan’s Yulia Galysheva beat American KC Oakley (fourth) in the small final to take third place.
The men’s event saw an all North American podium lead by Canadian Olympic gold medalist Alex Bilodeau who just edged American Patrick Deneen in the final.
Fellow American Bradley Wilson rounded out the podium in third place to earn his first career World Cup podium on just his second season on the tour.
“I can’t even explain it,” said a widely smiling Wilson just after embracing his older brother, Olympic bronze medalist Byron Wilson. “It’s a dream come true to do it here at Deer Valley. I came in here needing to get a podium to qualify for World Championships. It’s just one of those things that you can’t really explain you know? You feel like you’re in the zone, you can’t really remember much and it’s a dream come true.”
Deneen was pleased with the result after hanging with the eventual winner on what Deneen saw as a much more demanding course.
“It was a really tight dual. I was really excited about the way I skied tonight,” said Deneen. “The courses were pretty uneven so to even keep it close with Bilodeau on blue line (opposite the red course) was a victory. I’m really happy with the way I’m skiing, so hopefully I can just keep it going the rest of the year.”
Deneen was happy to share Wilson’s first podium. “I’m really happy for Brad,” said Deneen. “Brad’s an awesome kid, I’m really happy for him. He’s been skiing so well for so long and for him to finally get a podium, It’s like Finally.”
Men’s Results
Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Result | Level | Points |
1 | 2 | 2426100 | BILODEAU Alex | 1987 | CAN | 1000.00 | ||
2 | 3 | 2382838 | DENEEN Patrick | 1987 | USA | 800.00 | ||
3 | 9 | 2485221 | WILSON Bradley | 1992 | USA | 600.00 | ||
4 | 6 | 2482457 | SMYSHLYAEV Alexandr | 1987 | RUS | 500.00 | ||
5 | 1 | 2484937 | KINGSBURY Mikael | 1992 | CAN | 450.00 | ||
6 | 7 | 2484861 | ENDO Sho | 1990 | JPN | 400.00 | ||
7 | 4 | 2484952 | GAGNON Marc-Antoine | 1991 | CAN | 360.00 | ||
8 | 11 | 2407670 | BENNA Anthony | 1987 | FRA | 320.00 | ||
9 | 10 | 2527085 | WALCZYK Dylan | 1993 | USA | 290.00 | ||
10 | 62 | 2528117 | FJALLSTROM Ludvig | 1993 | SWE | 260.00 | ||
11 | 61 | 2469168 | REIHERD Dmitriy | 1989 | KAZ | 240.00 | ||
12 | 19 | 2471011 | DISCOE Joseph | 1987 | USA | 220.00 | ||
13 | 20 | 2406506 | SPETT Per | 1985 | SWE | 200.00 | ||
14 | 22 | 2484879 | THEOCHARIS Sacha | 1990 | FRA | 180.00 | ||
15 | 30 | 2527469 | CHOI Jae-Woo | 1994 | KOR | 160.00 | ||
16 | 12 | 2484677 | ROCHON Cedric | 1990 | CAN | 150.00 | ||
17 | 17 | 2484893 | GAGNE Pascal-olivier | 1989 | CAN | 140.00 | ||
18 | 39 | 2318134 | HALL Sam | 1988 | AUS | 130.00 | ||
19 | 21 | 2407185 | MATIZ Giacomo | 1986 | ITA | 120.00 | ||
20 | 53 | 2484758 | SLATTEN Vinjar | 1990 | NOR | 110.00 | ||
21 | 24 | 2484881 | BEDOUET Albert | 1990 | FRA | 100.00 | ||
22 | 25 | 2485004 | PANFILOV Ivan | 1989 | RUS | 90.00 | ||
23 | 23 | 2441426 | GRAHAM Matt | 1994 | AUS | 80.00 | ||
24 | 57 | 2526313 | FRETHEIM Ole | 1992 | NOR | 70.00 | ||
25 | 64 | 2526839 | ZEMBA Bryan | 1991 | USA | 60.00 | ||
26 | 15 | 2407573 | VOLKOV Andrey | 1986 | RUS | 50.00 | ||
27 | 54 | 2439985 | BARMASHOV Dmitriy | 1985 | KAZ | 45.00 | ||
28 | 34 | 2484537 | TEMPEL Cody | 1986 | USA | 40.00 | ||
29 | 55 | 2530891 | LANG Colin | 1994 | POL | 36.00 | ||
30 | 65 | 2528086 | MATHESON James | 1995 | AUS | 32.00 | ||
31 | 13 | 2484735 | POULIOT-CAVANAGH Simon | 1990 | CAN | 28.00 | ||
32 | 45 | 2397776 | NISHI Nobuyuki | 1985 | JPN | 26.00 | ||
33 | 60 | 2344813 | CHAPMAN-DAVIES Rohan | 1991 | AUS | 24.00 | ||
34 | 28 | 2369161 | DOLGODVOROV Denis | 1982 | RUS | 22.00 | ||
35 | 48 | 2527253 | SHIKATA Motoki | 1993 | JPN | 20.00 | ||
36 | 49 | 2477510 | BRAMBRINK Manuel | 1987 | GER | 19.70 | ||
37 | 37 | 2526686 | SVENSSON Ricky | 1992 | SWE | 19.40 | ||
38 | 41 | 2528118 | SATERBERG Fredrik | 1994 | SWE | 19.10 | ||
39 | 33 | 2485005 | SHIMBUEV Sergei | 1992 | RUS | 18.80 | ||
40 | 46 | 2527128 | KOBAYASHI Tatsuki | 1992 | JPN | 18.50 | ||
41 | 70 | 2527908 | KIM Ji-Hyon | 1995 | KOR | 18.20 | ||
42 | 68 | 2528846 | KOLMAKOV Pavel | 1996 | KAZ | 17.90 | ||
43 | 35 | 2527798 | PAVLENKO Aleksey | 1995 | RUS | 17.60 | ||
44 | 31 | 2385166 | UENO Osamu | 1983 | JPN | 17.30 | ||
45 | 40 | 2528800 | NING Suning | 1991 | CHN | 17.00 | ||
46 | 8 | 2484730 | MARQUIS Philippe | 1989 | CAN | 16.70 | ||
47 | 58 | 2526132 | MIETTUNEN Ville | 1992 | FIN | 16.40 | ||
48 | 18 | 2484682 | KIRAMO Arttu | 1990 | FIN | 16.10 | ||
49 | 67 | 2372653 | CORDEAU Shane | 1986 | USA | 15.80 | ||
50 | 59 | 2484880 | EYRAUD Theo | 1991 | FRA | 15.50 | ||
51 | 74 | 2527554 | TADE Marco | 1995 | SUI | 15.20 | ||
52 | 69 | 2526312 | ANDERSEN Tevje Lie | 1991 | NOR | 14.90 | ||
53 | 51 | 2526671 | SUMMERS Brodie | 1993 | AUS | 14.60 | ||
54 | 52 | 2528116 | LAURITZ Jens | 1993 | SWE | 0.00 | ||
55 | 43 | 2485300 | GUMMESSON Adam | 1989 | SWE | 0.00 | ||
56 | 42 | 2530513 | BARADARAN Darius | 1994 | IRA | 0.00 | ||
57 | 29 | 2413781 | BURILLE Arnaud | 1988 | FRA | 0.00 | ||
58 | 56 | 3000165 | HILPERT Lorenz | 1985 | SUI | 0.00 | ||
Did not start | ||||||||
2484727 | COTA Jeremy | 1988 | USA | |||||
2526327 | JIMENEZ-WEESE Marc | 1991 | GER | |||||
Did not finish | ||||||||
2530514 | CAVET Benjamin | 1994 | FRA | |||||
2526178 | YAMAGUCHI Takuya | 1991 | JPN | |||||
2526124 | SEO Myung-joon | 1992 | KOR | |||||
2527596 | LOTH Arwed | 1991 | GER | |||||
2484486 | YOSHIKAWA Sora | 1990 | JPN | |||||
2482554 | VOLKOV Sergey | 1987 | RUS | |||||
2527360 | PENTTALA Jussi | 1993 | FIN | |||||
2527778 | MURPHY Troy | 1992 | USA | |||||
2527654 | VANHALA Veli-valtteri | 1992 | FIN | |||||
2528304 | KAUFMANN Pirmin | 1994 | GER |
Women’s Results
Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Result | Level | Points |
1 | 3 | 2328513 | KEARNEY Hannah | 1986 | USA | 1000.00 | ||
2 | 1 | 2485348 | DUFOUR-LAPOINTE Justine | 1994 | CAN | 800.00 | ||
3 | 14 | 2484307 | GALYSHEVA Yulia | 1992 | KAZ | 600.00 | ||
4 | 11 | 2438419 | OAKLEY K C | 1988 | USA | 500.00 | ||
5 | 12 | 2175252 | UEMURA Aiko | 1979 | JPN | 450.00 | ||
6 | 2 | 2364117 | MCPHIE Heather | 1984 | USA | 400.00 | ||
7 | 5 | 2267596 | SUDOVA Nikola | 1982 | CZE | 360.00 | ||
8 | 17 | 2484830 | MURATA Arisa | 1990 | JPN | 320.00 | ||
9 | 7 | 2329386 | OUTTRIM Eliza | 1985 | USA | 290.00 | ||
10 | 34 | 2525906 | SEO Jung-Hwa | 1990 | KOR | 260.00 | ||
11 | 25 | 2485108 | HOSHINO Junko | 1989 | JPN | 240.00 | ||
12 | 6 | 2397097 | ITO Miki | 1987 | JPN | 220.00 | ||
13 | 16 | 2329677 | ROBICHAUD Audrey | 1988 | CAN | 200.00 | ||
14 | 9 | 2527953 | NAUDE Andi | 1996 | CAN | 180.00 | ||
15 | 15 | 2476152 | DUFOUR-LAPOINTE Maxime | 1989 | CAN | 160.00 | ||
16 | 10 | 2485203 | KLOSER Heidi | 1992 | USA | 150.00 | ||
17 | 23 | 2481584 | MURATOVA Elena | 1986 | RUS | 140.00 | ||
18 | 19 | 2485019 | RAKHIMOVA Regina | 1985 | RUS | 130.00 | ||
19 | 8 | 2484416 | COX Britteny | 1994 | AUS | 120.00 | ||
20 | 26 | 2484685 | ALBERT Kelsey | 1989 | USA | 110.00 | ||
21 | 20 | 2485027 | PERTAKHIYA Marika | 1992 | RUS | 100.00 | ||
22 | 13 | 2485204 | MATTHEWS Mikaela | 1991 | USA | 90.00 | ||
23 | 18 | 2379346 | HENITIUK Chelsea | 1987 | CAN | 80.00 | ||
24 | 22 | 2485213 | LOWEREE Brittany | 1990 | USA | 70.00 | ||
25 | 38 | 2527560 | NING Qin | 1992 | CHN | 60.00 | ||
26 | 40 | 2484304 | RYBALOVA Darya | 1988 | KAZ | 50.00 | ||
27 | 55 | 2528114 | KARIOTIS Ali | 1995 | USA | 45.00 | ||
28 | 27 | 2439989 | MIZUTANI Natsume | 1985 | JPN | 40.00 | ||
29 | 45 | 2419989 | KAFFKA Marina | 1987 | GER | 36.00 | ||
30 | 32 | 2339668 | FOERSTER Katharina | 1988 | GER | 32.00 | ||
31 | 43 | 2485294 | KOYANDER Ellie | 1991 | GBR | 28.00 | ||
32 | 30 | 2526184 | VACULIKOVA Tereza | 1992 | CZE | 26.00 | ||
33 | 41 | 2526991 | HNYKOVA Kristyna | 1994 | CZE | 24.00 | ||
34 | 35 | 2440553 | PARKS Nicole | 1992 | AUS | 22.00 | ||
35 | 28 | 2526605 | BERTONCINI Giorgia | 1994 | ITA | 20.00 | ||
36 | 4 | 2484720 | DUFOUR-LAPOINTE Chloe | 1991 | CAN | 19.70 | ||
37 | 44 | 2373041 | SANTA-OLALLA Reyes | 1984 | SPA | 0.00 | ||
38 | 36 | 2528160 | MCCARGO Keaton | 1995 | USA | 0.00 | ||
39 | 42 | 2527003 | SEO Jee-Won | 1994 | KOR | 0.00 | ||
40 | 29 | 2528803 | GAO Dongxue | 1992 | CHN | 0.00 | ||
Did not finish | ||||||||
2527272 | ONEILL Taylah | 1994 | AUS | |||||
2528133 | WESSEL Hedvig | 1995 | NOR | |||||
2526326 | GRASEMANN Laura | 1992 | GER |