FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2001
Encyclopedia
The 2001 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships were held between January 17 to January 21 at the Whistler-Blackcomb
ski resort in British Columbia
near Vancouver
, Canada
. The World Championships featured both men's and women's events in the Moguls
, Aerials and Dual Moguls.
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Whistler-Blackcomb
Whistler Blackcomb is a major ski resort located 125 km north of Vancouver, in British Columbia, Canada. By many measures it is the largest ski resort in North America; it is 50% larger than its nearest competitor in terms of size, has the greatest uphill lift capacity, and until 2009, had...
ski resort in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
near Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The World Championships featured both men's and women's events in the Moguls
Mogul skiing
Mogul skiing is a type of freestyle skiing where skiers ski terrain characterized by a large number of different bumps, or moguls.-Moguls:...
, Aerials and Dual Moguls.
Results
The moguls and aerials events held qualifying rounds and finals. Men's and Women's qualifying and final rounds were held on the same day with two days in between the qualifying and final rounds of each sex. The Dual Moguls event for both sexes held only a finals round.Moguls
The men's quarterfinals took place on January 17 followed by the finals on January 19.Medal | Name | Nation | Result |
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Mikko Ronkainen Mikko Ronkainen Mikko Ronkainen is a freestyle skier from Finland. He is a two-time World Champion and won the moguls World Cup during the 2000-2001 season. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin Ronkainen won a silver medal.-References:... |
28.09 | ||
Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau is a Canadian freestyle skier and currently resides in Drummondville. Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau participates in the mogul discipline.... |
27.33 | ||
Stephane Rochon | 27.22 |
Aerials
The men's quarterfinals took place on January 18 followed by the finals on January 20.Medal | Name | Nation | Result |
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Alexei Grishin | 259.65 | ||
Dmitri Dashinski | 257.98 | ||
Joe Pack Joe Pack Joe Pack is an American freestyle skier and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, in aerials.Pack is a Latter-day Saint.-References:... |
251.20 |
Dual Moguls
The men's finals took place on January 21.Medal | Name | Nation |
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Stephane Yonnet | ||
Patrik Sundberg | ||
Johann Gregoire |
Moguls
The women's quarterfinals took place on January 17 followed by the finals on January 19.Medal | Name | Nation | Result |
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Kari Traa Kari Traa Kari Traa is a Norwegian freestyle skier. She won the Olympic title in the moguls event at the 2002 Winter Olympics, finished second at the 2006 games, and finished third at the 1998 games.... |
28.09 | ||
Maria Despas | 27.33 | ||
Aiko Uemura Aiko Uemura is a Japanese freestyle skier. She participates in moguls and dual moguls.Her family moved to Hakuba town, Nagano Prefecture, Japan in 1986. She graduated from Hakuba High School in 1998, and works for the Kitano Construction Corporation in Nagano city, Japan.... |
27.22 |
Aerials
The women's quarterfinals took place on January 18thth followed by the finals on January 20.Medal | Name | Nation | Result |
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Veronika Bauer Veronika Bauer Veronika Bauer is a Canadian freestyle skier.Bauer competes in aerials, and made her World Cup debut in August 1997 at Mount Buller in Australia. Her first World Cup podium also came at that venue, two years later... |
259.65 | ||
Michele Rohrbach | 257.98 | ||
Deidra Dionne Deidra Dionne Deidra Dionne is a Canadian freestyle skier. She was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. She won bronze in the 2002 Winter Olympics in freestyle aerial ski She also won the bronze medal at the 2001 and 2003 FIS World Freestyle Ski Championships.Her health and career appeared in jeopardy on... |
251.20 |
Dual Moguls
The women's finals took place on January 21.Medal | Name | Nation |
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Kari Traa Kari Traa Kari Traa is a Norwegian freestyle skier. She won the Olympic title in the moguls event at the 2002 Winter Olympics, finished second at the 2006 games, and finished third at the 1998 games.... |
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Corinne Bodmer | ||
Tami Bradley |
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