A shaky bottom air still couldn’t knock Jenn Heil of Spruce Grove, Alta., off the top podium step today as she won the gold medal in women’s moguls at a FIS freestyle skiing World Cup competition in Deer Valley.
Heather McPhie of the US and Canada’s Jenn Heil shared the gold medal
It was Heil’s third consecutive gold on the circuit and 24th career World Cup victory. She won twice last week at the Canada Post Grand Prix in Calgary.
Heil and Heather McPhie of the U.S. actually tied for first place, each earning 24.59 points. Shannon Bahrke of the U.S., was third at 24.18.
“I caught an edge on the bottom air and that was a big mistake,” said Heil, who’ll go for her second-straight Olympic title in less than a month. “I had a very low score for that back flip but the first three-quarters of my run was some of the best skiing I have ever done.”
Heil, who now lives in Montreal, isn’t holding anything back in the stretch run to the Olympics Games.
“I feel really focused right now,” she said. “I want to maximize my performances in every race. To continue to improve I just want to lay it all out on every course and eventually put it all together. It’s always a challenge here but the fresh snow this morning helped and made it just so much fun.”
