Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's moguls

The Women's Moguls event in freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy took place on 11 February.[1]

Women's moguls
at the XX Olympic Winter Games
VenueSauze d'Oulx
Dates11 February
Competitors30 from 15 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)Jennifer Heil Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Kari Traa Norway
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Sandra Laoura France
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Results

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Qualification

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Hannah Kearney, the winner of the event at the 2005 World Championship,[2] failed to qualify for the final, while Canadian Jennifer Heil, the World Cup leader[3] finished over a point ahead of the competition in her qualifying race.[4]

RankNameCountryScoreNotes
1Jennifer Heil  Canada26.67Q
2Sandra Laoura  France25.45Q
3Sara Kjellin  Sweden24.85Q
4Michelle Roark  United States24.45Q
5Aiko Uemura  Japan24.20Q
6Margarita Marbler  Austria24.15Q
7Kari Traa  Norway24.06Q
8Kristi Richards  Canada23.76Q
9Tae Satoya  Japan23.63Q
10Daria Serova  Russia23.49Q
11Nikola Sudová  Czech Republic23.31Q
12Audrey Robichaud  Canada22.73Q
13Deborah Scanzio  Italy22.72Q
14Ingrid Berntsen  Norway22.45Q
15Miki Ito  Japan22.34Q
16Manuela Berchtold  Australia22.19Q
17Stephanie St. Pierre  Canada22.15Q
18Shannon Bahrke  United States22.07Q
19Marina Cherkasova  Russia21.82Q
20Jillian Vogtli  United States21.79Q
21Lyudmila Dymchenko  Russia21.42
22Hannah Kearney  United States20.80
23Mariangela Parravicini  Italy19.62
24Nina Bednarik  Slovenia19.54
25Darya Rybalova  Kazakhstan18.70
26Sarka Sudova  Czech Republic18.64
27Miyuki Hatanaka  Japan18.61
28Yuliya Rodonova  Kazakhstan16.76
29Nuria Montané  Spain11.76
30Yun Chae-rin  South Korea7.07

Final

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Heil, the top qualifier, started last, and was up against the time of Norwegian Kari Traa, who improved on her qualifying sum by 1.39 points. However, Heil's total of 26.50 was nearly a point better than Traa, which gave her the gold.[5]

RankAthleteScore
 Jennifer Heil (CAN)26.50
 Kari Traa (NOR)25.65
 Sandra Laoura (FRA)25.37
4  Sara Kjellin (SWE)24.74
5  Aiko Uemura (JPN)24.01
6  Nikola Sudová (CZE)23.58
7  Kristi Richards (CAN)23.30
8  Audrey Robichaud (CAN)23.10
9  Deborah Scanzio (ITA)23.00
10  Shannon Bahrke (USA)22.82
11  Jillian Vogtli (USA)22.72
12  Stephanie St. Pierre (CAN)22.52
13  Daria Serova (RUS)22.44
14  Manuela Berchtold (AUS)22.21
15  Tae Satoya (JPN)22.12
16  Marina Cherkasova (RUS)22.05
17  Margarita Marbler (AUT)20.79
18  Michelle Roark (USA)20.04
19  Ingrid Berntsen (NOR)19.84
20  Miki Ito (JPN)17.78

References

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  1. ^ "Freestyle Skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics: Moguls, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ^ Results - World Ski Championships 2005 - Moguls
  3. ^ 2006 Freestyle FIS World Cup – Ladies' Overall World Cup Standings as of 05/02/2006
  4. ^ Qualification results
  5. ^ Final results