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.
A golden Jenn Heil shares a moment with silver medallist Aiko Uemura from Japan
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.
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.
