FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2005
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The 2005 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships took place at the Rukatunturi
ski resort in Kuusamo
, Finland
, between March 17th and March 20th. Five events were held for each sex, including half-pipe
, skicross
, ariels
, moguls
and dual moguls.
Rukatunturi
Rukatunturi is a high fell and a ski resort in Kuusamo, Finland. Apart from downhill skiing, there are over 500 km of cross-country skiing tracks. Also snowmobiles can be rented to enjoy some of the area's 600 km of snowmobile routes . Ruka is also the southern end of the Karhunkierros...
ski resort in Kuusamo
Kuusamo
Kuusamo is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in the Oulu province and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, between March 17th and March 20th. Five events were held for each sex, including half-pipe
Half-pipe
A half-pipe is a structure used in gravity extreme sports such as snowboarding, skateboarding, skiing, freestyle BMX, and inline skating. The structure is wood, concrete, metal, earth, or snow. It resembles a cross section of a swimming pool, essentially two concave ramps , topped by copings and...
, skicross
Skicross
Ski Cross is a type of skiing competition. It is based on the snowboarding discipline of boardercross...
, ariels
Ariels
Ariels is the third studio album from the electronica band Bent, released October 12, 2004 through Open/Ministry of Sound. There is a stronger element of acoustic instruments present on the album than the previous releases, and the earlier extensive use of samples has been toned down.-Track...
, 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:...
and dual moguls.
Half-Pipe
The men's event took place on March 17th.| Medal | Name | Nation | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathias Wecxsteen | 47.00 | ||
| Loic Collumb-Patton | 46.70 | ||
| Corey Vanular | 44.00 |
Ski Cross
The men's event took place on March 18th.| Medal | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Tomas Kraus Tomáš Kraus Tomáš Kraus is a Czech sportsman who has specialized in both alpine skiing and freestyle skiing. His best results as an alpine skier was two 28th places at the 1997 and 2003 World Championships, but as a freestyle skier he is a double world champion and has twelve victories in World Cup races in... |
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| Jesper Brugge | ||
| Audun Groenvold |
Aerials
The men's event took place on March 18th.| Medal | Name | Nation | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Omischl Steve Omischl Steve Omischl is a Canadian freestyle skier.Omischl competes in aerials, and made his World Cup debut in December 1999, finishing with a silver medal at an event in Blackcomb... |
258.98 | ||
| Jeff Bean Jeff Bean Jeff Bean is a Canadian freestyle skier.Bean competes in aerials, and made his World Cup debut in January 1996, and made his first World Cup podium later that season, finishing third in Kirchberg... |
253.61 | ||
| Alexei Grishin | 246.19 |
Moguls
The men's event took place on March 19th.| Medal | Name | Nation | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Roberts | 26.90 | ||
| Marc-Andre Moreau Marc-André Moreau Marc-André Moreau is a Canadian freestyle skier.Moreau, a mogulist has placed in the top-3 in World Cup events on three occasions... |
26.83 | ||
| Dale Begg-Smith Dale Begg-Smith Dale Begg-Smith is an Australian-Canadian freestyle skier. Begg-Smith won the gold medal for Australia, his adopted country, in the men's moguls event at the 2006 Winter Olympics and silver at the 2010 Winter Olympics... |
26.75 |
Dual Moguls
The men's event took place on March 20th.| Medal | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Toby Dawson Toby Dawson Toby Dawson is an American mogul skier. He won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Toby Dawson is a featured athlete on the sports medicine show Athlete 360.-Early life:Dawson was born in Busan, South Korea as Kim Bong-seok.... |
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| Sami Mustonen Sami Mustonen Sami Mustonen is a Finnish freestyle skier and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, in moguls.-References:... |
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| Jeremy Bloom Jeremy Bloom Jeremy Ryan Bloom is a three-time World Champion, two-time Olympian and eleven-time World Cup gold medalist in freestyle moguls skiing. In 2005, he won a record six straight World Cup events, the most in a single season in the sport's history.... |
Half-Pipe
The women's event took place on March 17th.| Medal | Name | Nation | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Burke Sarah Burke Sarah Burke is a Canadian freestyle skier who grew up in Midland, Ontario, Canada. She now resides in Whistler, British Columbia.-Skiing career:... |
44.00 | ||
| Kristi Leskinen Kristi Leskinen Kristi Leskinen is an American freestyle skier. She appeared on the cover of Powder magazine's Photo Annual in 2004. She grew up in Uniontown, PA, near Seven Springs Mountain Resort and Hidden Valley ski resorts. She was ranked #90 on the FHM 100 Sexiest Women of 2005... |
39.70 | ||
| Grethe Eliassen | 38.20 |
Ski Cross
The women's event took place on March 18th.| Medal | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Karin Huttary Karin Huttary Karin Huttary is an Austrian freestyle skier who won a silver medal at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2009 in ski-cross. Although an Austrian she was once a member of the Swedish ski team, but switched to ski-cross and will compete for Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics.- External... |
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| Magdelina Iljans | ||
| Ophelie David Ophélie David Ophélie David is a French freestyle skier specializing in ski cross, an event in which she is the reigning six-time world champion in, and has won four consecutive times at the Winter X Games as well as being ranked number one in the world in since 2004.David began her career as an alpine skier,... |
Aerials
The women's event took place on March 18th.| Medal | Name | Nation | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Li Nina Li Nina Li Nina is a Chinese aerial skier who won silver at both the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics. She placed 5th at the 2002 Winter Olympics, and has won the last three World Championships in aerials.Her nickname is 'Snow Princess'.-External links:... |
197.37 | ||
| Evelyne Leu Evelyne Leu Evelyne Leu is a former Swiss freestyle skier.She won a Gold medal in Aerial skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics. However, she failed to reach the Finals at the 2010 Winter Olympics when she crashed in her second jump during qualifying.She retired in April 2010.-External... |
196.01 | ||
| Guo Xinxin Guo Xinxin Guo Xinxin is a Chinese aerial skier who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics. She competed for China at the 2010 Winter Olympics as well and won the bronze medal in the aerials event.- References :... |
183.94 |
Moguls
The women's event took place on March 19th.| Medal | Name | Nation | Result |
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| Hannah Kearney Hannah Kearney Hannah Kearney is an American mogul skier who won a gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics.-Personal life:Born in a hospital in Hanover, New Hampshire, Kearney grew up and still lives in Norwich, Vermont. She is the daughter of Tom and Jill Kearney, who met while attending McGill University in... |
26.40 | ||
| Nikola Sudová Nikola Sudová Nikola Sudová is a Czech freestyle skier known for moguls. She has two World Cup victories and competed for the Czech Republic at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She is set to compete in ladies moguls for the Czech Republic at the 2010 Winter Olympics.- References :... |
26.31 | ||
| Margarita Marbler Margarita Marbler Margarita Marbler is an Austrian freestyle moguls skier, originally from Russia. She's been included in three Winter Olympic Games; at Salt Lake City, Turin and Vancouver. She has competed in both the Moguls and Dual Moguls event, as well as the Acrobatics and Aerials events... |
26.31 |
Dual Moguls
The women's event took place on March 20th.| Medal | Name | Nation |
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| Jennifer Heil Jennifer Heil Jennifer Heil is a Canadian freestyle skier from Spruce Grove, Alberta. Heil started skiing at age two. Jennifer Heil won the first gold medal for Canada in the 2006 Winter Olympics games in Turin, Italy and a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, which was also Canada's first... |
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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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| 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.... |