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The legend and the rising star – CFSA honors its own with annual Canada Post Awards

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

 

The Canadian Freestyle Ski Association today announced its 2009-2010 Canada Post Athlete Award recipients.
Jenn Heil, Canada Post Athlete of the Year

These annual awards are presented to athletes based on their performance over the course of the entire competitive season. This year’s Canada Post Athlete of the Year is Jenn Heil; and, Canada Post Rookie of the Year is Mikael Kingsbury.

Heil, who hails from Spruce Grove, Alta and now lives in Montreal, had an incredible 2009-2010 season. She earned a silver medal at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, eight FIS World Cup podium spots – four of them gold, and finished off the season with an incredible fifth-career FIS Crystal Globe in women’s moguls.

The Canadian team’s most recent mogul sensation, 17-year-old Kingsbury, from Deux Montagnes, Que., also had an impressive year. Not only did he take the 2009-2010 NorAm Grand Prix; but, he was also able to transfer his NorAm success to the world stage where he earned two fourth-place finishes in the last two World Cup events of the season, a remarkable accomplishment for a rookie that didn’t go unnoticed by the FIS who presented him with its Rookie of the Year award.
Mikael Kingsbury, Canada Post Rookie of the Year

CFSA High Performance Program Director David Mirota dubbed this year’s winners “the Legend and the Future Star,” adding that they both possess similar traits that make them winners.

“Heil and Kingsbury share a common passion, diligent work ethic and the intrinsic motivation and drive that is absolutely key to turning good athletes into great ones.” Mirota added that the CFSA selection board chose these athletes, in part, because both of them lead by example with their willingness to go the extra mile in training and in competition.

For more information or to set up an interview with Heil or Kingsbury, please contact Media Relations Manager Kelley Korbin at: kelleykorbin@freestyleski.com.

 

Inspiring the next generation

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

 

Jenn Heil shares her skills and passion at her Girls Camp

Olympic gold and silver medallist, and five-time FIS Freestyle overall title winner Jenn Heil is passionate about promoting her sport to young skiers, particularly girls. That’s why every spring for the past five years she has organized and run her celebrated Jenn’s Girls Camp for aspiring mogul skiers.

This past weekend, the free camp at Sunshine Village attracted 40 athletes from across Alberta – Heil’s home province. The girls enjoyed two days of coaching from Heil along with guest coaches Dominick Gauthier, Murray Cluff and Mark Shymko, all of whom donated their time for the girls.

“It’s always been important for me to inspire girls to love mogul skiing and to improve their skills,” said Heil. “I know that moguls can sometimes be intimidating at first and as a result girls often shy away from them. I am hoping to change that. My camp helps the girls improve their skiing skills and push their limits in a safe and fun way.”

For more information, please contact Canadian Freestyle Ski Association Media Relations Manager Kelley Korbin at: kelleykorbin@freestyleski.com.

Jenn Heil with her girls camp participants

 

Fifth globe within reach for Heil

Friday, March 12th, 2010

 

Bilodeau and Rousseau sit out while Gingras makes first podium of the season

ARE, Sweden – Jenn Heil of Spruce Grove, Alta., is on the verge of clinching a record-tying fifth Crystal Globe as the top overall World Cup female moguls skier in the world.
Jenn Heil celebrated her 7th trip
to the podium in 7 World Cup starts

Her silver-medal showing in Friday action at this FIS Freestyle World Cup leaves her atop the women’s standings after 10 of 12 events. Teammate Maxime Gingras of St-Hippolyte, Que., finished third in the men’s moguls final.

It was Gingras’s third career World Cup medal, as Olympic gold-medal teammate Alex Bilodeau of Rosemère, Que., watched from the sidelines with a badly sprained ankle suffered in training Thursday.

In women’s moguls, Heil was fifth in the qualification round before upping her game in the final.

“I don’t know what’s up with me and flatter courses, but I always find them challenging,” said Heil, 26. “I was trying to find my groove and rhythm, and it took me the qualifications and finals to find it.”

The silver-medal score of 25.31 left her behind 2010 Olympic champion Hannah Kearney of the U.S., who scored 26.06 while producing the day’s fastest time of 24.33 seconds.

Heil was close behind, at 24.56 seconds, but she said Kearney was deserving of the win.

“She skied a great run and I had major errors on both my jumps,” said Heil, alluding to her own lack of crispness and height of her jumps.

With the silver medal, Heil still leads the overall World Cup moguls standings. She has 665 points to 516 for runner-up Heather McPhie of the U.S. and 466 for Kearney.

In Friday’s final, Olympic bronze medallist Shannon Bahrke of the U.S. was third and McPhie fourth.

“Every season I’m definitely skiing for the Crystal Globe,” said Heil, suggesting the globe indicates the winner is a consistently high-level performer. Retired 1992 Olympic champion Donna Weinbrecht of the U.S. currently tops the historical rankings with five moguls crystal globes to her name.

Five of Heil’s teammates also reached Friday’s women’s moguls final.

Chloé Dufour-Lapointe of Montreal was fifth, sister Maxime Dufour-Lapointe, also of Montreal, eighth, and Kristi Richards of Summerland, B.C., 10th. World Cup rookie Béatrice Bilodeau, 16, placed 15th and Audrey Robichaud of Quebec City 16th in the 16-skier final.

In the men’s moguls final, Jesper Bjoernlund of Sweden won his third World Cup of the season to move to second in the overall men’s moguls standings behind Dale Begg-Smith of Australia.
Max Gingras (right) shared the podium with Patrick Deneen (U.S.) and Swedish hometown hero Jesper Bjoernlund

In Friday’s final, Bjoernlund, who finished eighth at the Olympics, edged Patrick Deneen of the U.S., 25.91 to 25.72 for the gold. Gingras, with his third career World Cup medal, after placing 11th at the Olympics, scored 25.57. Close behind, in fourth, at 25.39, was World Cup rookie Cédric Rochon of St-Sauveur, Que.

After bronze medals for dual moguls at Are in 2009 and single moguls at Apex in 2007, the 25-year-old Gingras said the skiing conditions were to his liking for his third career World Cup medal.

He wasn’t skiing as well in the slower snow Thursday, but then the conditions got icier and faster for Friday.
“I have three World Cup podiums now, and all are third,” he said. “I was hoping maybe for second. I’m a little disappointed, but it’s still a really, really good performance,” added Gingras after producing the field’s second highest air scores of 5.45, only bettered by teammate Rochon’s 5.57.

Other Canadian finalists were Vincent Marquis of Quebec City in seventh and World Cup rookie Mikael Kingsbury of Deux-Montagnes, Que., in 15th after placing fourth in the qualification round.

Olympic champion Alex Bilodeau will remain on the sidelines for Saturday’s dual moguls, and remains a very outside chance of competing in the World Cup season finale in Spain March 18.

Bilodeau tried skiing Friday morning, with a taped left ankle, but skied just two moguls.

“It was really hard to let go of the Grand Prix (overall standings). I feel I’m on top of my game,” said Bilodeau, who sits fourth in the overall standings.

“It’s hard to swallow, but I just have to let it go.”

As for Gingras’s bronze medal, Bilodeau said: “Maxime did a really, really good run. He was the fastest in the middle section I’ve ever seen. He really impressed me and the rest of the team.”

Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau of Drummondville, Que. was also sidelined with an injury at today’s event.
Action resumes Saturday with dual moguls.

For more information contact Media Relations Manager Kelley Korbin at: kelleykorbin@freestyleski.com.

 

Silver lining to a foggy weekend in Japan

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

 

Men’s events cancelled; women settle for a one-run final

INAWASHIRO, Japan – Moguls skier Jenn Heil of Spruce Grove, Alta., followed up her silver medal at the Olympic Games with a silver medal in World Cup Freestyle FIS World Cup action Sunday.

Weather conditions forced cancellation of the scheduled World Cup Saturday, and fog didn’t make the situation much better Sunday for competitors and the overflow crowd of about 5,000.

The women completed a single-run final, without qualifications, despite fog delays.

The men’s moguls event was cancelled after about half the men completed their runs.

These included Olympic moguls champion Alex Bilodeau of Rosemère, Que., who was leading when the event was called off due to heavy fog. Olympic silver medallist Dale Begg-Smith of Australia trailed Bilodeau, while one of the favourites, Guilbaut Colas of France, had yet to run.

Jenn Heil (L) and Aiko Uemuraof Japan share a laugh earlier in the season.

Sunday’s medal is Heil’s sixth in her last six starts, after beginning the season with a fifth-place showing in Suomu, Finland last December. The silver medal also stops Heil’s winning streak at four World Cups this season, but leaves her atop the women’s overall moguls standings, and in contention for her fifth overall World Cup title.

She has 565 points, while Heather McPhie of the U.S. is second with 466.

Heil also won the title in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, then did not compete in the 2007-08 season. Last season she was second overall.

Heil, who now lives in Montreal, scored 22.73 points for second place Sunday. The winner was Japan’s Aiko Uemura, fourth at the recent Olympics, with a score of 23.00. Olympic bronze medallist Shannon Bahrke of the U.S. was third in 22.20. Olympic champ Hannah Kearney of the U.S. was not competing.

“It was a great run,” said Heil of Sunday’s performance. “It was very clean on such a challenging course. Aiko’s run was aggressive with many errors. Mine was a little cleaner, but a second slower,” added Heil whose time was 30.54, compared to Uemura’s leading time of 28.99.

“It’s the hardest course in the world by far, so I just kept it simple and did a technically strong run.”

The Canadian superstar said it was nice to be back on the slopes, but the 2010 Olympic experience in Vancouver still resonates.

“Obviously, the Olympics were such an amazing moment,” explained Heil. “Competing at home (in Canada) was the most rich experience I’ve had in my career. For many Canadians it was such a special time.”

Next Canadians in Sunday’s women’s moguls were Chloé Dufour-Lapointe of Montreal in 10th, sister Maxime Dufour-Lapointe, also of Montreal, 12th, Kristi Richards of Summerland, B.C., 17th, and Audrey Robichaud of Quebec City 19th.

The World Cup circuit resumes with moguls events Friday and Saturday in Are, Sweden.

For post-event calls from next week’s World Cup or for more information, contact Media Relations Manager Kelley Korbin at: kelleykorbin@freestyleski.com.

 

Gauthier and Heil, living positively

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

 

Vancouver, B.C. – The Canadian Freestyle Ski Association congratulates two-time Olympic medallist, mogul skier Jenn Heil and her coach Dominick Gauthier for receiving today’s Coca-Cola Living Positively Award.

Coca-Cola says the award is “designed to celebrate individuals and organizations who live out the positive ideals of the Olympic Games in their everyday lives, in their work, in their goals and in their interactions with others.”
Dominick Gauthier and Jenn Heil

Heil and Gauthier were recognized for their role in B2ten – an organization that prides itself on connecting the private sector with amateur sport toward the betterment of society.

B2ten was born out of the support Heil received going into the Torino Olympic Games, where she won gold. Today it provides assistance to 24 amateur athletes including National Freestyle Team members and Olympic gold medallist Alex Bilodeau along with teammates Steve Omischl and Stéphanie St-Pierre.

Coca-Cola has also recognized Heil’s contributions outside of sport, including her role as a spokesperson for Plan Canada’s ‘Because I am a Girl’ campaign. She said, “I am honored to be recognized by Coca Cola for Living Positively. I feel so privileged to have benefitted from B2ten; it made the difference for me and now for many others. There is much more that we can achieve both through B2ten as well as other community affairs initiatives and I intend to contribute time and energy to these efforts on an increasing basis in the years to come.”

Gauthier has supported Heil all along her journey, both on and off the field of play.

“Hard work and passion are two necessary components required to make an athlete an Olympian. These same qualities are necessary to exact change in society,” said Gauthier, adding, “Through them we see that in realizing one’s dream one can excite a nation”.

For more information, please contact Canadian Freestyle Ski Association Media Relations Manager Kelley Korbin at: kelleykorbin@freestyleski.com.

 

An incredible Olympic weekend

Monday, February 15th, 2010

 

The Canadian Olympic Mogul team were absolutely brilliant this weekend. First the women competed on Saturday night under horrible weather conditions but rose to the occasion.

Jenn Heil staged a heroic defence of her Olympic crown, qualifying in second position and then putting down a superb run in the finals. All she could do after that was to watch to see if Hannah Kearney from the US could top it. And top it she did with the run of her lifetime earning the gold.
Alex Bilodeau, Olympic Gold Medallist;
Jenn Heil, Olympic Silver Medallist

So a silver, and Canada’s first medal of the 2010 Olympics, and a thunderous acknowledgement by the huge crowd of Canadian fans, for Jenn. As one of the spectator signs so accurately read: “Jenn Heil = The Real Deal”.

In what was a surprise to many, but not to those in the know, 18-year-old Chloé Dufour-Lapointe had the performance of her brief career, and served notice that she will be one of the main contenders for Olympic gold in 2014, by placing fifth.

And Summerland, BC’s Kristi Richards placed fourth in the qualifications but fell after her first air and finished 20th in the finals. But showing her true spirit she put on a show for the fans by getting her skis back on and then executing a huge back full jump on the second air.

It was all exciting stuff and served to build even more excitement for the men’s competition on Sunday. And what a night it was…

By now you all know the outcome – but it bears repeating:

Rosemère, Quebec’s Alex Bilodeau ended the frustration Canada has felt about never winning a gold at a Canadian hosted Olympics. With an absolutely outstanding run with two huge airs, some of the best technical skiing ever seen, and with blistering speed Alex was the OLYMPIC CHAMPION.

Pictures of celebrating fans at Cypress Mountain, in downtown Vancouver and across Canada were thrilling to see. Alex created Olympic history on Sunday and all of Canada cheered.

The night didn’t belong only to Alex – in a demonstration of the depth and talent of the Canadian team Vincent Marquis missed the podium by the narrowest of margins finishing fourth; Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau thrilled everyone with his fifth place finish; and Maxime Gingras completed an outstanding evening with his eleventh place finish.

Congratulations to all our athletes, to the coaches and support teams who prepared them so well, to their families and all our sponsors who provided the means and support necessary to compete at this level on the world stage.

And a note of congratulations and thanks to VANOC and the technical crews who built a fabulous course under the most trying of conditions.

What a weekend!

 

Four’s a charm for Heil

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

 

Alex Bilodeau and Max Gingras go 3, 4 in high scoring men’s final

PARK CITY, Utah – The winning streak continues for moguls superstar Jenn Heil of Spruce Grove, Alta.

The 2006 Olympic moguls champion won her fourth consecutive FIS Freestyle World Cup of the season and 25th World Cup of her career with a convincing performance Saturday night.  Teammate Alex Bilodeau of Rosemère, Que., captured the bronze medal in the men’s moguls final.

Heil, 26, who resides in Montreal, won back-to-back moguls events in Calgary’s Canada Post Grand Prix last week, then followed up with two victories here.
Jenn Heil celebrates her win at Deer Valley

The fourth straight World Cup triumph also represents the second longest streak of her career, having won six straight World Cups in 2006-07.

“I can feel my skiing’s coming together, but I’m far from where I can be,” said Heil in her continuing build-up to next month’s Vancouver Winter Olympics.

“I can still improve on everything. I’m still not skiing at my maximum capacity. But I’m really happy with the direction I’m going.”

Her third straight win came when she tied Heather McPhie of the United States in the World Cup here Thursday.

This time, Heil scored 25.59 for the victory, while McPhie was second in 24.93. Third went to Michelle Roark of the U.S. in 24.91.

Heil also won Saturday’s qualifying round, but felt she had to increase her speed, despite posting the second fastest time on the 250-metre course. She posted the second fastest time in the final, too, at 29.62 seconds.

The only faster time was 29.47 for seventh-place Kristi Richards of Summerland, B.C.

With an estimated 5,000 spectators on hand, Heil says she used the energy of the crowd to her advantage, and sealed the win with a large back flip.

“Everyone’s skiing so well. It’s pretty cool to know the quality has risen so far (in recent years),” said Heil.

The other Canadian finalists were Audrey Robichaud of Quebec City in 10th and Chloé Dufour-Lapointe of Montreal in11th.

Next Canadians were Maxime Dufour-Lapointe of Montreal in 18th and Jackie Brown of Cambridge, Ont. in 23rd.

In the high-scoring men’s moguls final, Bilodeau posted a third-place score of 25.95, as Guilbaut Colas of France won in 26.80. Canadian-born Dale Begg-Smith of Australia was third in 26.21.

Bilodeau, who’s headed to his second Olympic Games, had a strong middle section, but says a little mistake on landing his first of two jumps may have cost him a higher position on the podium.

One of the world’s top-ranked moguls skiers, Bilodeau says he’s really happy with the way he’s skiing, but still needs to improve his speed and jumping.

“I’m going to the Olympics to do the best run I can do. I know what kind of run I can do, and we’ll see what happens.”
Max Gingras

Next Canadian was fourth-place Maxime Gingras of St-Hipppolyte, Que., who grew up skiing with Bilodeau in the Laurentians and is in good position to qualify for the 2010 Olympic team. He scored 25.20.

“I think it was the best run of my life,” said Gingras, 24, who has two World Cup bronze medals to his credit.

“I did some of my best skiing in Calgary last week, and it’s continued here (in Park City). I really want to be part of this (Olympic) team.”

Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau of Drummondville, Que., who was third in the qualifying round, finished eighth in the final, to remain in contention for the Olympic squad.

The other Canadian finalist, Philippe Marquis of Quebec City, was 13th. Marquis’s brother, Vincent, was 18th.  Cedric Rochon of St. Sauveur, Que. was 28th. West Vancouver’s Warren Tanner was 40th.

Next stop on the FIS World Cup tour is next week in Lake Placid, NY.

For more information, please contact Media Relations Manager Kelley Korbin at: kelleykorbin@freestyleski.com.

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Heil comes on strong with second straight moguls victory

Sunday, January 10th, 2010

 

Silver medal for Bilodeau

CALGARY, Alta. – Defending Olympic moguls champion Jenn Heil of Spruce Grove, Alta., continued to do what she wants to do at next month’s Olympics – win. And Alex Bilodeau of Rosemère, Que., did the next best thing.

Bilodeau placed second in Saturday’s Colliers’ International Moguls Event of the FIS World Cup, while Heil won her second such final in as many days. She did the same in Voss, Norway in 2007.
A golden Jenn Heil shares a moment
with silver medallist Aiko Uemura from Japan

The second victory came in the night final of the Canada Post Freestyle Grand Prix at Canada Olympic Park presented by Ernst & Young.

Heil, 26, is also feeling better and better about how she’s competing, despite the challenges a defending Olympic champion inevitably faces in the month or so before a potential repeat Olympic-gold performance.

“I dealt with a lot of pressure in 2006. But I’ve grown up a lot since then,” she said. “I’ve had the opportunity to have a lot of opportunities outside of sport. And I have an amazing team behind me.”

Heil, who now lives in Montreal, also continues to focus on improving her skiing, no less so after seeing “a few holes” in Friday’s winning performance, upon reviewing the video.

Scores were a lot higher in the finals Saturday, so Heil knew she had to be better.

“It was a very, very high-scoring final,” said Heil, who won the qualification round with a score of 23.71, compared to the next best run of 23.11 for American Heather McPhie.

“I just had to lay it on the line. For me, I just wanted to push my speed and my aggressiveness, and I accomplished that,” said Heil.

Heil’s score of 24.94 in the final put Aiko Uemura of Japan second in 24.03 and Nikola Sudova of the Czech Republic third in 23.90. McPhie was fourth for the second straight day.
Audrey Robichaud was pleased with her performance

Quebec City mogul skier Audrey Robichaud, in her second final in two days, jumped from 12th Friday to eighth this time. Her score was 22.00. “I’m happy, I had a job to do and I feel like I did it tonight,” she remarked.

Other Canadian finalists were Maxime Dufour-Lapointe of Montreal in 11th, Sylvia Kerfoot of Vancouver 14th, and Chloé Dufour-Lapointe of Montreal 15th.

Kristi Richards of Summerland, B.C., led the overall World Cup moguls standings after placing sixth Friday. But she finished 28th Saturday, and now sits second overall. Her 223 points trail Heil’s leading total of 305.

In the men’s final, Bilodeau rebounded from placing 16th Friday when his ski came off mid-run after winning Friday’s qualifying round.

Saturday’s silver-medal showing came after intentionally tempering his speed.

He was the week’s fastest skier in the qualifying rounds, but felt he was out of control. In contrast, Canadian native Dale Begg-Smith, who now competes for Australia, produced the fastest final to help clinch the gold.

Begg-Smith’s time of 21.90 seconds was a half-second faster than fifth-place Anthony Benna of France.

“Dale really did a smoking run. He deserved to win,” said Bilodeau, who was happy with his own game plan.

Bilodeau, 22, had the sixth-fastest time of 23.00 and second-highest air scores after doing a double-twisting double flip.

Bilodeau’s final score was 24.70, compared to 25.25 for Begg-Smith. Alexandr Smyshlyaev of Russia scored 24.42 for his second bronze medal in two days.

Next Canadians were Maxime Gingras of St-Hippolyte, Que., in eighth and Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau of Drummondville, Que., in 10th. Warren Tanner of West Vancouver posted the field’s highest air scores while placing 12th.

Philippe Marquis of Quebec City finished 22nd. His brother, Vincent, who was second Friday, placed 36th, while Eddie Hicks of Whistler, B.C., finished 29th.

Begg-Smith leads the men’s overall moguls standings with 295 points. Jesper Bjoernlund of Sweden is second and Bilodeau third, with 281 and 205 points respectively.

Action resumes with aerials Sunday.

For more information, please contact Media Relations Manager Kelley Korbin at: kelleykorbin@freestyleski.com.

 

Richards hits her stride with second medal in two days

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

 

Jenn Heil takes bronze in Suomu World Cup

SUOMU, Finland, December 12, 2009 – With a silver medal Saturday and gold medal Friday, Kristi Richards of Summerland, B.C., is off to the best start of her freestyle ski World Cup career.

Jenn Heil and Kristi Richards
shared the podium today

After posting mediocre jumps in the qualifying round, she was the 15th of 16 qualifiers for Saturday’s final. However, the 2007 world moguls champion rallied to grab the silver medal, just ahead of bronze medallist Jenn Heil of Spruce Grove, Alta.

“I feel everything is just coming together,” said Richards, 28. “I’ve been working on the same technique for four years, and it’s time (to perform).”

Richards was in jeopardy of missing Saturday’s final after almost failing to land her opening jump, but she picked up the pace to qualify. After that, it was more up-tempo skiing and cleaner jumps in the final.

“There was nothing to lose, so I was one of the fastest again and I skied like I know how to ski.”

With podium appearances in two Europa Cups and two World Cups this season, Richards says she has the feeling her inconsistency last season is a thing of the past.

Hannah Kearney of the United States followed her qualification round win with a convincing final score of 25.68. Richards scored 24.97 and Heil, who now lives in Montreal, 24.92.

Heil, the defending Olympic moguls champion, wasn’t pleased with her weekend, despite fifth and third place finishes.

“My transmission got a little bit jammed in third, but I was ready to get into fourth,” said Heil, 26.

“I’m disappointed with my performance this weekend, but it’s a starting point,” she said.

Americans took the next four spots. Other Canadian finalists were sisters Chloé and Maxime Dufour-Lapointe of Montreal, with respective placings of 10th and 13th.

Chloe Dufour-Lapointe was 10th in today’s event

Sylvia Kerfoot of Vancouver was 20th and Audrey Robichaud of Quebec City, 26th.

Alex Bilodeau of Rosemère, Que., who collected a bronze medal in FIS freestyle World Cup action Friday, was fourth Saturday.

Bilodeau, 22, admitted he was perplexed by the judging but pleased by his own skiing. “I did my best run today in the finals, but my score was higher in the qualifications this morning. My skiing’s really good. I’m where I want to be, but I have no control over the judging.”

“It’s also harder on an easier course like this,” he admitted, “to see the difference between a good skier and a great skier.”

For the second straight day, Jesper Bjoernlund of Sweden was the surprising winner. He scored 24.96.

Byron Wilson of the U.S. was just 1/100th of a point back, for his second silver medal in as many days. Nathan Roberts of the U.S. edged Bilodeau 24.87 to 24.75 for the bronze.

The only other Canadian men’s finalist, Philippe Marquis of Quebec City, was 16th. Renaud Jacques-Dagenais of Prevost, Que., was 25th, Vincent Marquis of Quebec 31st, Maxime Gingras of St-Hippolyte, Que., 45th and Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau of Drummondville, Que., 53rd.

For more information, contact Media Relations Manager Kelley Korbin at: kelleykorbin@freestyleski.com.

 

Freestyle Skiers are “Sweet”

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

 

Canadian Freestyle athletes Steve Omischl, Jennifer Heil and Alex Bilodeau are all touted as the athletes to watch in Vancouver 2010 in the latest issue of Get Out There Magazine.

The magazine calls Freestyle one of the, “fastest, craziest and sweetest” picks for Winter Olympic sports fans. To see the article, go to: http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1eobu/GetOutThereMagazineW/resources/36.htm .

For more information about the Canadian National Freestyle Ski Team please contact Media Relations Manager Kelley Korbin at kelleykorbin@freestyleski.com.

 

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