Kearney and Colas Reign Supreme - CAN Grabs 7 of 12 Medals 2 Days!

FIS FREESTYLE World Cup
January 23, 2011 - Lake Placid, USA
Ladies and Men's Moguls

Ladies Final Results:
First Place - Hannah KEARNEY - USA
Second Place - Chloe DuFOUR-LaPOINTE - CAN
Third Place - Kristi RICHARDS - CAN
COMPLETE FINAL RESULTS - CLICK HERE

Men's Final Results:
First Place - Guilbaut COLAS - FRA
Second Place - Mikael KINGSBURY - CAN
Third Place - P.A. ROUSSEAU - CAN
COMPLETE FINAL RESULTS - CLICK HERE


World Cup Leaders - Moguls:
Ladies - Hannah KEARNEY - USA
Men - Guilbaut COLAS - FRA


Press Release:

SOURCE USSA - LAKE PLACID, NY (Jan. 23) ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Olympic gold medalist Hannah Kearney (Norwich, VT) swept to her second win in two days in this weekend?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s Nature Valley Freestyle Cup in the Olympic village of Lake Placid. It was her fourth straight individual moguls World Cup win. Kearney has been nearly unbeatable, finishing on the podium in five out of the first six moguls and dual moguls World Cups. She remains the overall World Cup leader. "My goal this season has been consistency," said Kearney. "To come in first in both qualifying runs and win both final runs means that I'm achieving my goals. It feels so good to walk away with these wins." Since her victory at Lake Placid a year ago, Kearney has been the definition of consistency, winning seven of her last eight individual moguls events. Kearney?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s hot streak does not count her win at last year?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s U.S. Championships in Squaw Valley, CA or her gold medal win at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. "My final run of the day was my best. One judge gave me a 5.0 and that's such an honor," exclaimed an exuberant Kearney. "It feels great to be in Lake Placid which is basically my second home. My mom and dad are here, my best friend was here yesterday and everything just felt right." "Hannah?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s on a huge roll, she?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s very motivated and skiing at a very high level,?¢‚Ǩ¬ù said U.S. Head Coach Scott Rawles. "She?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s really kept the momentum from her being the gold medalist in Vancouver." Heather McPhie (Bozeman, MT) and Eliza Outtrim (Steamboat Springs, CO) also made the finals Sunday. McPhie finished sixth and Outtrim 11th. McPhie and Outtrim are the only women to compete throwing off axis 720?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s. ?¢‚Ǩ?ìMcPhie has been doing it (off axis 720) a while now and Eliza threw her first one in competition today and put it to her feet,?¢‚Ǩ¬ù said Rawles. Sunday?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s event was the first time in five years that the U.S. men have placed four athletes in the top 10 of a World Cup. Jeremy Cota (Carrabassett Valley, ME), was the top finisher in sixth, followed by David Digravio (Farmington, ME) seventh, Bryon Wilson (Butte, MT) eighth, and Patrick Deneen (Cle Elum, WA) 10th. "All our men are really pushing it - they are pushing to win," said Rawles. ?¢‚Ǩ?ìOverall we had a great weekend." Deneen remains the American men?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s highest overall ranked freestyle skier in sixth with 49.50 points. "We're very proud of our performance as a Team in both aerials and moguls in Lake Placid," said Freestyle Program Director Todd Schirman. "Ashley [Caldwell] showed she can win in aerials and Hannah Kearney challenged herself, pushing the envelope with her runs and leaving no question that she is the best in the world right now. Everyone is looking forward to Deer Valley World Championships and we plan on capitalizing on the home turf momentum."

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