Hannah Kearney
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Hannah Kearney is an American mogul skier
who won a gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics
.
, 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 Montreal
, Quebec
. Kearney graduated from Hanover High School
, where she played the trumpet on the school’s jazz band into her sophomore year. Her mother is active in promoting youth participation in sports, as the director of the Town of Norwich Recreation Department. The New York Times described how Kearney's home town, Norwich, welcomed her home after she received a gold medal in free-style skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Kearney will attend Dartmouth College
next fall as a member of the class of 2015.
In her free time, Kearney likes to ride horses, to knit, play soccer,read and watch her brother play hockey. She considers herself "half-Canadian," because her mother grew up in Montreal and she has relatives living in Vancouver
as well as Montreal
.
favorite entering her first Olympics, Kearney had a poor first run and did not make it out of the qualification round. She stumbled, but did not fall, after landing her first jump. Her score of 20.80 points put her in 10th at that point, with 20 skiers left to compete. After the second-to-last skier, she was officially bumped out of the top 20, which is the ranking she would have needed to advance to the final.
, earning a spot on the US Team
.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Kearney entered the final round with a qualification score of 25.96. As a result of having the best qualifying score, Kearney would be the last skier to ski in the final round. Fellow teammate Shannon Bahrke
was in second place, and Canadian Jennifer Heil
was in first, with scores of 25.43 and 25.69 respectively. Kearney skied a clean run, earning a score of 26.63 and winning the gold medal. The run pushed Heil to silver, and Bahrke to bronze.
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:...
who won a gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
.
Personal life
Born in a hospital in Hanover, New HampshireHanover, New Hampshire
Hanover is a town along the Connecticut River in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 11,260 at the 2010 census. CNN and Money magazine rated Hanover the sixth best place to live in America in 2011, and the second best in 2007....
, Kearney grew up and still lives in Norwich, Vermont
Norwich, Vermont
Norwich is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States, located along the Connecticut River opposite Hanover, New Hampshire. The population was 3,544 at the 2000 census....
. She is the daughter of Tom and Jill Kearney, who met while attending McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. Kearney graduated from Hanover High School
Hanover High School (New Hampshire)
Hanover High School is the only public high school in the Dresden School District, in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. In 1963 it became the first interstate high school in the country as part of a bill that was the last ever signed into action by John F. Kennedy. Today it accepts students from...
, where she played the trumpet on the school’s jazz band into her sophomore year. Her mother is active in promoting youth participation in sports, as the director of the Town of Norwich Recreation Department. The New York Times described how Kearney's home town, Norwich, welcomed her home after she received a gold medal in free-style skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Kearney will attend Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
next fall as a member of the class of 2015.
In her free time, Kearney likes to ride horses, to knit, play soccer,read and watch her brother play hockey. She considers herself "half-Canadian," because her mother grew up in Montreal and she has relatives living in 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,...
as well as Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.
2006 Winter Olympics
A gold medalGold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
favorite entering her first Olympics, Kearney had a poor first run and did not make it out of the qualification round. She stumbled, but did not fall, after landing her first jump. Her score of 20.80 points put her in 10th at that point, with 20 skiers left to compete. After the second-to-last skier, she was officially bumped out of the top 20, which is the ranking she would have needed to advance to the final.
2010 Winter Olympics
In December 2009, Kearney won the US Olympic trial event at SteamboatSteamboat Ski Resort
Steamboat Ski Area is a major ski area in northwestern Colorado, operated by the Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation in Steamboat Springs. It is located on Mount Werner, a mountain in the Park Range in the Routt National Forest. The ski area first opened on January 12, 1963.The ski area has 165...
, earning a spot on the US Team
United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics
The United States participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The U.S. team had a historic Winter Games, winning an unprecedented 37 medals. Team USA's medal haul, which included nine gold, marked the first time since the 1932 Lake Placid Games that the U.S....
.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Kearney entered the final round with a qualification score of 25.96. As a result of having the best qualifying score, Kearney would be the last skier to ski in the final round. Fellow teammate Shannon Bahrke
Shannon Bahrke
Shannon Bahrke is an American Olympic freestyle skier and entrepreneur. Bahrke was the silver medalist in moguls at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, the bronze medalist at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and in 2003 was the World Cup Champion...
was in second place, and Canadian 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...
was in first, with scores of 25.43 and 25.69 respectively. Kearney skied a clean run, earning a score of 26.63 and winning the gold medal. The run pushed Heil to silver, and Bahrke to bronze.