Kearney claims 43rd victory to edge closer to record

By Published On: January 4th, 2015Comments Off on Kearney claims 43rd victory to edge closer to record

CALGARY – Mogul queen Hannah Kearney edged out Canadian sisters Chloe Dufour-Lapointe and Justine Dufour-Lapointe on their home turf to earn her 43rd World Cup victory on Saturday at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary. Kearney is now just three World Cup wins away from the all-time freestyle moguls record, currently held by U.S. Freestyle alumna Donna Weinbrecht.

“It feels good to be back on top of the podium,” said Kearney. “Both of my runs had really good components overall, so looking forward I want to put that all together in one run. I just enjoyed it today and that helped me ski a little more aggressively.”

The U.S. had four other women finish in the top 20 with K.C. Oakley in 11th, Keaton McCargo 15th, Mikaela Matthews 16th, and Ali Kariotis 17th.

It was a good day for the men as well, with three U.S. skiers finishing in the top 10. Bryon Wilson just missed qualifying for the second final, finishing seventh. Teammates Troy Murphy and Jeremy Cota followed close behind in eighth and ninth. Canadians Mikael Kingsbury and Simon Pouliot-Cavanagh skied to first and second place finishes, with Japan’s Sho Endo finishing third.

Release courtesy of USSA

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