Jeff Bean
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Jeff Bean is a Canadian freestyle skier
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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
. One year later, Kirchberg was the site of his first two career World Cup wins, as he won events on back-to-back days.
Over his career, Bean placed on the podium at 17 World Cup events, and claimed 4 titles over a 10-year span. His most successful season came in 2003, when he placed 3rd overall in the World Cup standings. His lone medal at the World Championships
came in 2005
, when he finished second behind countryman Steve Omischl
.
Bean competed in three Olympic games, beginning in 1998
and ending in 2006
. His best finish was 4th in 2002
, missing out on a medal by only two-tenths of a point. He also made the final in 1998, but finished 11th out of 12 competitors. In 2006
, he was well positioned to make the final after the first jump, but a poor second jump left him in 19th place.
Freestyle skiing
Freestyle skiing is form of skiing which used to encompass two disciplines: aerials, and moguls. Except the two disciplines mentioned earlier Freestyle Skiing now consists of Skicross, Half Pipe and Slope Style...
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Bean competes in aerials, and made his World Cup
FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup
The FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup is an annual freestyle skiing competition, arranged by the International Ski Federation since 1998. The events currently include Moguls, Aerials, and Ski cross competitions.-External links:** at FIS-Ski.com...
debut in January 1996, and made his first World Cup podium later that season, finishing third in Kirchberg
Kirchberg
-Austria:*Kirchberg am Wagram, a town in Lower Austria*Kirchberg am Wechsel, a town in Lower Austria*Kirchberg an der Raab, a town in Styria*Kirchberg bei Mattighofen, a town in the district of Braunau, Upper Austria...
. One year later, Kirchberg was the site of his first two career World Cup wins, as he won events on back-to-back days.
Over his career, Bean placed on the podium at 17 World Cup events, and claimed 4 titles over a 10-year span. His most successful season came in 2003, when he placed 3rd overall in the World Cup standings. His lone medal at the World Championships
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
The FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships is the world championship organized by the FIS for Freestyle Skiing. It was first organized in 1986 and is now held every odd year. Currently, the events included in the world championships are Moguls, Dual Moguls, Aerials, Ski cross, Slopestyle and Half-pipe...
came in 2005
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2005
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.-Half-Pipe:...
, when he finished second behind countryman 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...
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Bean competed in three Olympic games, beginning in 1998
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...
and ending in 2006
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
. His best finish was 4th in 2002
Freestyle skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's aerials
The Men's Aerials event in freestyle skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States took place on February 16 and February 19 at Park City.-Qualification:...
, missing out on a medal by only two-tenths of a point. He also made the final in 1998, but finished 11th out of 12 competitors. In 2006
Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's aerials
The Men's aerials event in freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy began on February 20 and concluded on February 23 at Sauze d'Oulx.-Qualification:...
, he was well positioned to make the final after the first jump, but a poor second jump left him in 19th place.
World Cup Podiums
| Date | Location | Rank |
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| February 2, 1996 | Kirchberg Kirchberg -Austria:*Kirchberg am Wagram, a town in Lower Austria*Kirchberg am Wechsel, a town in Lower Austria*Kirchberg an der Raab, a town in Styria*Kirchberg bei Mattighofen, a town in the district of Braunau, Upper Austria... |
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| December 7, 1996 | Tignes Tignes Tignes is a commune in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is also a ski resort near Val d'Isère, that are linked together as the "Espace Killy" region... |
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| February 19, 1997 | Kirchberg Kirchberg -Austria:*Kirchberg am Wagram, a town in Lower Austria*Kirchberg am Wechsel, a town in Lower Austria*Kirchberg an der Raab, a town in Styria*Kirchberg bei Mattighofen, a town in the district of Braunau, Upper Austria... |
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| February 20, 1997 | Kirchberg Kirchberg -Austria:*Kirchberg am Wagram, a town in Lower Austria*Kirchberg am Wechsel, a town in Lower Austria*Kirchberg an der Raab, a town in Styria*Kirchberg bei Mattighofen, a town in the district of Braunau, Upper Austria... |
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| August 2, 1997 | Mount Buller Mount Buller, Victoria Mount Buller is a town in Victoria, Australia east of Melbourne on the slopes of Mount Buller . Primarily a resort town, Mount Buller is popular with snowsports enthusiasts in winter due to its close location to Melbourne... |
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| January 6, 2001 | Deer Valley | |
| January 12, 2002 | Mont Tremblant | |
| January 27, 2002 | Whistler Whistler, British Columbia Whistler is a Canadian resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, approximately north of Vancouver... |
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| September 7, 2002 | Mount Buller Mount Buller, Victoria Mount Buller is a town in Victoria, Australia east of Melbourne on the slopes of Mount Buller . Primarily a resort town, Mount Buller is popular with snowsports enthusiasts in winter due to its close location to Melbourne... |
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| January 12, 2003 | Mont Tremblant | |
| January 19, 2003 | Lake Placid Lake Placid, New York Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638.... |
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| March 3, 2003 | Špindlerův Mlýn Špindleruv Mlýn Špindlerův Mlýn is a town in the Czech Republic in the Krkonoše. It received its name after a mill belonging to Spindler's family, where neighbours used to meet... |
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| January 14, 2005 | Lake Placid Lake Placid, New York Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638.... |
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| January 16, 2005 | Lake Placid Lake Placid, New York Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638.... |
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| January 8, 2006 | Mount Gabriel Sainte-Adèle, Quebec Sainte-Adèle is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, and is part of the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality. It lies on the Route 117 about north-west of Montreal. Its tourism-based economy centres on its skiing and hotel industry... |
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| January 21, 2006 | Lake Placid Lake Placid, New York Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638.... |
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| December 12, 2006 | Jilin Jilin Jilin , is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. Jilin borders North Korea and Russia to the east, Heilongjiang to the north, Liaoning to the south, and Inner Mongolia to the west... |