Alexandre Bilodeau
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Alexandre Bilodeau is a Canadian
freestyle skier
from Montreal
, Quebec
. Bilodeau currently resides in Rosemère, Quebec
. Bilodeau won a gold medal in the men's moguls
at the 2010 Winter Olympics
in Vancouver, becoming the first Canadian to win a gold medal
at an Olympic Games held in Canada after being swept twice of gold. Bilodeau is a two-time FIS World Champion
in dual moguls, and is also a Worlds silver medalist in moguls. He was the FIS World Cup champion for the 2008-09 season winning the moguls and overall freestyle skiing title that season.
and later in the world cup season he became the youngest athlete in history to win a World Cup moguls event. In the 2005-06 overall World Cup standings he managed to finish second and won the FIS rookie of the year title. In February 2009, he won four straight World Cup events and was part of two Canadian sweeps of the men's podium in moguls. He achieved this together with Vincent Marquis
and Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau
. Following these victories Bilodeau clinched the 2009 overall moguls title
on February 20. At the 2009 Freestyle World Championships
he finished eighth in the moguls event and followed that by winning gold in the dual moguls.
team going to the 2010 Winter Olympics
in Vancouver. He started the competition on Sunday, February 14 in favourable conditions. This was in contrast to the previous day for the women in which they skied in rain, sleet, and generally slushy conditions. Bilodeau finished the qualification run in 2nd place overall. In the final run, Alexandre Bilodeau threw a back double full on the first jump and followed it with a back iron cross on the second. His jump and style scores combined with the second fastest run of the night, saw him scoring 26.75 points to win the gold. With the gold he became the first Canadian to win a Gold Medal during a Canadian-hosted Olympics.
The gold medal victory elicited celebrations across Vancouver and Canada. Canadians celebrated around the Vancouver Olympic cauldron and crowds spilled onto Robson Street
in downtown Vancouver waving the flag and singing the Canadian national anthem. 22,000 people entered BC Place Stadium
the next day to witness his medal presentation. Following his Olympic medal Alexandre Bilodeau together with Jennifer Heil
made a $25,000 donation to charity. Bilodeau chose to give his to Canadian Association of Pediatric Health Centres for cerebral palsy. Bilodeau and Heil encouraged others to give to charity saying that they have the ability to give back and if others were to help in their own way it would make a difference.
Bilodeau's victory over Dale Begg-Smith
at the Olympics lead to some complaints about biased-judging from members of the Australian coaching staff. The Australian coaches were also critical of the judging in the women's aerials
event. They have called into question the system for training judges, and suggested that judges for big events should be ex-athletes from the sport being judged.
and finished fourth in the World Cup standings with 347 points, behind winner Dale Begg-Smith
, who accumulated 693 points.
The following season
, Bilodeau finished on the podium several times leading up to the World Championships
. At the Worlds, Bilodeau won the silver medal in the moguls event, finishing ahead of countryman Mikael Kingsbury
. Bilodeau would next compete in the dual moguls event at the World Championships. He advanced through to final where he found himself competing head-to-head with Kingsbury. Bilodeau went on to win the gold and defend his world title in the dual moguls event after Kingsbury fell navigating the moguls.
at a young age and told that he would be unable to walk by the time he was 12. Frédéric is now age 28 and still has the ability to walk. He also has a younger sister, Béatrice. As a child, Bilodeau was an avid hockey player. However, his mother got tired of taking Frédéric, their sister Béatrice and him from one rink to another for hockey games, and instead she encouraged him to sign up for downhill skiing. That decision came shortly after Bilodeau saw Jean-Luc Brassard
win Olympic gold in moguls at the 1994 Winter Olympics
in Lillehammer
, Norway
. So at the age of seven, he decided to quit hockey and try moguls. Bilodeau remains an avid hockey player, albeit recreationally.
Bilodeau graduated from the Collège Jean-Eudes
, a French-language high school in Montreal where he studied sciences. Bilodeau is currently studying environmental sciences at College Montmorency
, a pre-university and technical college in Laval
, Quebec.
Bilodeau says that his heroes are his brother Frédéric and Canadian freestyle skier Jean-Luc Brassard
. In his free time, he enjoys skiing and playing the piano. Bilodeau speaks fluent French and English.
Bilodeau was a presenter at the 2010 Juno Awards
, presenting the award for Album of the Year
to Michael Bublé
.
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...
freestyle skier
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...
from 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....
. Bilodeau currently resides in Rosemère, Quebec
Rosemère, Quebec
Rosemère is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles in the Regional County Municipality of Thérèse-de-Blainville. The town is noted for its green look, due to the high density of trees. Some wooded areas in the town have...
. Bilodeau won a gold medal in the men's moguls
Freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's moguls
The men's moguls event in freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada took place on February 14 at Cypress Bowl Ski Area...
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...
in Vancouver, becoming the first Canadian to win a gold medal
Gold 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...
at an Olympic Games held in Canada after being swept twice of gold. Bilodeau is a two-time FIS World Champion
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...
in dual moguls, and is also a Worlds silver medalist in moguls. He was the FIS World Cup champion for the 2008-09 season winning the moguls and overall freestyle skiing title that season.
Career
In 2006, Bilodeau finished 11th at the Olympics2006 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...
and later in the world cup season he became the youngest athlete in history to win a World Cup moguls event. In the 2005-06 overall World Cup standings he managed to finish second and won the FIS rookie of the year title. In February 2009, he won four straight World Cup events and was part of two Canadian sweeps of the men's podium in moguls. He achieved this together with Vincent Marquis
Vincent Marquis
Vincent Marquis is a Canadian freestyle skier and currently resides in Quebec City. Vincent Marquis participates in moguls....
and 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....
. Following these victories Bilodeau clinched the 2009 overall moguls title
2008–09 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup
The 2008-09 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for freestyle skiing. The World Cup is organised by the FIS who also run world cups and championships in cross-country skiing, ski jumping, nordic combined, alpine skiing and snowboarding...
on February 20. At the 2009 Freestyle World Championships
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2009
The FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2009 were held between March 2 and March 8 in Inawashiro, Japan.-Skicross:-Moguls:-Dual Moguls:-Aerials:-Halfpipe:-Skicross:-Moguls:-Dual Moguls:-Aerials:-Halfpipe:-Medal table:...
he finished eighth in the moguls event and followed that by winning gold in the dual moguls.
2010 Winter Olympics
Bilodeau was a member of the Canadian mogulsFreestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's moguls
The men's moguls event in freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada took place on February 14 at Cypress Bowl Ski Area...
team going to 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...
in Vancouver. He started the competition on Sunday, February 14 in favourable conditions. This was in contrast to the previous day for the women in which they skied in rain, sleet, and generally slushy conditions. Bilodeau finished the qualification run in 2nd place overall. In the final run, Alexandre Bilodeau threw a back double full on the first jump and followed it with a back iron cross on the second. His jump and style scores combined with the second fastest run of the night, saw him scoring 26.75 points to win the gold. With the gold he became the first Canadian to win a Gold Medal during a Canadian-hosted Olympics.
The gold medal victory elicited celebrations across Vancouver and Canada. Canadians celebrated around the Vancouver Olympic cauldron and crowds spilled onto Robson Street
Robson Street
Robson Street is a major southeast-northwest thoroughfare in downtown and West End of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Its core commercial blocks from Burrard Street to Jervis are also known as Robsonstrasse. Its name honours John Robson, a major figure in British Columbia's entry into the...
in downtown Vancouver waving the flag and singing the Canadian national anthem. 22,000 people entered BC Place Stadium
BC Place Stadium
BC Place is a multi-purpose stadium located at the north side of False Creek, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the home field for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League and the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer . Originally opened on June 19, 1983 as the...
the next day to witness his medal presentation. Following his Olympic medal Alexandre Bilodeau together with 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...
made a $25,000 donation to charity. Bilodeau chose to give his to Canadian Association of Pediatric Health Centres for cerebral palsy. Bilodeau and Heil encouraged others to give to charity saying that they have the ability to give back and if others were to help in their own way it would make a difference.
Bilodeau's victory over 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...
at the Olympics lead to some complaints about biased-judging from members of the Australian coaching staff. The Australian coaches were also critical of the judging in the women's aerials
Freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's aerials
The women's aerials event in freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada took place on the February 20 and February 24 at Cypress Bowl Ski Area.-Qualification:-Final:-External links:...
event. They have called into question the system for training judges, and suggested that judges for big events should be ex-athletes from the sport being judged.
Post-Winter Olympics
Bilodeau did not win a World Cup event during the 2009-2010 season2009–10 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup
The 2009-10 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup was a multi race tournament over a season for freestyle skiing. The season started on 12 December 2009 and lasted until 18 March 2010. The World Cup was organised by the FIS who also run world cups and championships in cross-country skiing, ski jumping,...
and finished fourth in the World Cup standings with 347 points, behind winner 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...
, who accumulated 693 points.
The following season
2010–11 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup
The 2010–11 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup was a multi race tournament over a season for freestyle skiing. The season started on 12 December 2010 and lasted until 20 March 2011. The World Cup was organised by the FIS who also run world cups and championships in cross-country skiing, ski jumping,...
, Bilodeau finished on the podium several times leading up to the World Championships
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2011
The 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships were held at Deer Valley Resort, together with Park City Mountain Resort. The 2011 FIS Freestyle World Championships took place from January 30 until February 7, 2011, and included aerials, moguls, dual moguls and ski cross competitions at Deer Valley...
. At the Worlds, Bilodeau won the silver medal in the moguls event, finishing ahead of countryman Mikael Kingsbury
Mikaël Kingsbury
Mikaël Kingsbury is a Canadian freestyle skier from Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec. Kingsbury currently resides in Deux-Montagnes, Quebec. He was the 2009–10 FIS World Cup Rookie of the Year, and has won two FIS World Championship medals....
. Bilodeau would next compete in the dual moguls event at the World Championships. He advanced through to final where he found himself competing head-to-head with Kingsbury. Bilodeau went on to win the gold and defend his world title in the dual moguls event after Kingsbury fell navigating the moguls.
Personal life
Bilodeau is the son of Serge Bilodeau and Sylvie Michaud. His older brother, Frédéric, was diagnosed with cerebral palsyCerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
at a young age and told that he would be unable to walk by the time he was 12. Frédéric is now age 28 and still has the ability to walk. He also has a younger sister, Béatrice. As a child, Bilodeau was an avid hockey player. However, his mother got tired of taking Frédéric, their sister Béatrice and him from one rink to another for hockey games, and instead she encouraged him to sign up for downhill skiing. That decision came shortly after Bilodeau saw Jean-Luc Brassard
Jean-Luc Brassard
Jean-Luc Brassard is a French Canadian freestyle skier, winning the gold medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in the sport's debut as a medal event. Brassard has been credited with popularizing the wearing of bright knee pads to show off absorption and leg position for mogul skiers to best show...
win Olympic gold in moguls at the 1994 Winter Olympics
1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat...
in Lillehammer
Lillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. So at the age of seven, he decided to quit hockey and try moguls. Bilodeau remains an avid hockey player, albeit recreationally.
Bilodeau graduated from the Collège Jean-Eudes
Collège Jean-Eudes
Collège Jean-Eudes is a private French-language high school in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located on Rosemont Boulevard at 15th Avenue in the Montreal borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie. Students must wear uniforms....
, a French-language high school in Montreal where he studied sciences. Bilodeau is currently studying environmental sciences at College Montmorency
College Montmorency
Founded on November 5, 1969, Collège Montmorency is a Francophone Cégep located at 475 boulevard de l'Avenir, in Chomedey, Laval, Quebec, Canada, across the Montmorency metro station...
, a pre-university and technical college in Laval
Laval, Quebec
Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006...
, Quebec.
Bilodeau says that his heroes are his brother Frédéric and Canadian freestyle skier Jean-Luc Brassard
Jean-Luc Brassard
Jean-Luc Brassard is a French Canadian freestyle skier, winning the gold medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in the sport's debut as a medal event. Brassard has been credited with popularizing the wearing of bright knee pads to show off absorption and leg position for mogul skiers to best show...
. In his free time, he enjoys skiing and playing the piano. Bilodeau speaks fluent French and English.
Bilodeau was a presenter at the 2010 Juno Awards
Juno Awards of 2010
The Juno Awards of 2010 honoured music industry achievements in Canada for the latter part of 2008 and for most of 2009. These ceremonies were in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada during the weekend ending 18 April 2010...
, presenting the award for Album of the Year
Juno Award for Album of the Year
The Juno Award for "Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1975, as recognition each year for the best album in Canada. It was also known as Best Album , and Best Selling Album .-Best Album :...
to Michael Bublé
Michael Bublé
Michael Steven Bublé is a Canadian singer. He has won several awards, including three Grammy Awards and multiple Juno Awards. His first album reached the top ten in Canada and the UK. He found worldwide commercial success with his 2005 album It's Time, and his 2007 album Call Me Irresponsible was...
.
Results
Olympic results
| Date | Games | Location | Discipline | Results | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 15, 2006 | 2006 Torino Olympics | Sauze d'Oulx Sauze d'Oulx Sauze d'Oulx is a town and comune in the province of Turin, Piedmont located 80 kilometres from Turin in the Val di Susa, at the foot of monte Genevris .... |
Men's Moguls Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics Four freestyle skiing events were held at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, at the venue in Sauze d'Oulx. There were both men's and women's competition in both aerials and moguls events... |
11th | |
| February 14, 2010 | 2010 Vancouver Olympics | Cypress Mountain Cypress Mountain - External links :* *... |
Men's Moguls Freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics The freestyle skiing competition of the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at Cypress Mountain. The events took place between the 13 and 25 February 2010, and included a new event for these Olympics, ski cross.- Medal table :-Men's Events:- Women's Events :... |
Gold | |
World Cup victories
Source| Date | Location | Discipline |
|---|---|---|
| January 7, 2006 | Mont Gabriel, Canada 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... |
Moguls |
| February 4, 2006 | Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic 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... |
Moguls |
| February 7, 2009 | Cypress, Canada | Moguls |
| February 13, 2009 | Are, Sweden | Moguls |
| February 14, 2009 | Are, Sweden | Dual Moguls |
| February 20, 2009 | Myrkdalen-Voss, Norway Voss is a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Voss. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen.... |
Moguls |
| March 18, 2009 | La Plagne, France La Plagne La Plagne is a French ski area in the alpine valley of the Tarentaise . Since 2003, La Plagne and the neighbouring resort of Les Arcs form Paradiski's ski area... |
Moguls |
| January 15, 2011 | Mont Gabriel, Canada | Dual Moguls |
World Championship results
Source| Date | Location | Discipline | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 9, 2007 | Madonna di Campiglio Madonna di Campiglio Madonna di Campiglio is a village and a ski resort in northeast Italy. It is a frazione of the comune of Pinzolo. The village lies in the Val Rendena at an altitude of 1,522 m... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
Moguls | 2007 Freestyle World Championships FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2007 The 2007 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships were held in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy, from March 5th-11th. Five events were supposed to be held for each sex, but the half-pipe was canceled.-Skicross:-Moguls:-Dual Moguls:-Aerials:-Skicross:... |
14th |
| March 10, 2007 | Madonna di Campiglio Madonna di Campiglio Madonna di Campiglio is a village and a ski resort in northeast Italy. It is a frazione of the comune of Pinzolo. The village lies in the Val Rendena at an altitude of 1,522 m... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
Dual Moguls | 2007 Freestyle World Championships FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2007 The 2007 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships were held in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy, from March 5th-11th. Five events were supposed to be held for each sex, but the half-pipe was canceled.-Skicross:-Moguls:-Dual Moguls:-Aerials:-Skicross:... |
5th |
| March 7, 2009 | Inawashiro Inawashiro, Fukushima is a town located in Yama District, Fukushima, Japan. Inawashiro rests on the shores of Lake Inawashiro, one of the largest lakes in Japan. During the Edo period, it was part of the Aizu domain, and was the home of Aizu's secondary castle town... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
Moguls | 2009 Freestyle World Championships FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2009 The FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2009 were held between March 2 and March 8 in Inawashiro, Japan.-Skicross:-Moguls:-Dual Moguls:-Aerials:-Halfpipe:-Skicross:-Moguls:-Dual Moguls:-Aerials:-Halfpipe:-Medal table:... |
8th |
| March 8, 2009 | Inawashiro Inawashiro, Fukushima is a town located in Yama District, Fukushima, Japan. Inawashiro rests on the shores of Lake Inawashiro, one of the largest lakes in Japan. During the Edo period, it was part of the Aizu domain, and was the home of Aizu's secondary castle town... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
Dual Moguls | 2009 Freestyle World Championships FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2009 The FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2009 were held between March 2 and March 8 in Inawashiro, Japan.-Skicross:-Moguls:-Dual Moguls:-Aerials:-Halfpipe:-Skicross:-Moguls:-Dual Moguls:-Aerials:-Halfpipe:-Medal table:... |
Gold |
| February 2, 2011 | Deer Valley Deer Valley Deer Valley is an alpine ski resort in the Wasatch Range, located east of Salt Lake City, in Park City, Utah, United States. The resort, known for its upscale amenities, is consistently ranked among the top ski resorts in North America... , Utah Utah Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the... , United States |
Moguls | 2011 Freestyle World Championships FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2011 The 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships were held at Deer Valley Resort, together with Park City Mountain Resort. The 2011 FIS Freestyle World Championships took place from January 30 until February 7, 2011, and included aerials, moguls, dual moguls and ski cross competitions at Deer Valley... |
Silver |
| February 5, 2011 | Deer Valley Deer Valley Deer Valley is an alpine ski resort in the Wasatch Range, located east of Salt Lake City, in Park City, Utah, United States. The resort, known for its upscale amenities, is consistently ranked among the top ski resorts in North America... , Utah Utah Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the... , United States |
Dual Moguls | 2011 Freestyle World Championships FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2011 The 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships were held at Deer Valley Resort, together with Park City Mountain Resort. The 2011 FIS Freestyle World Championships took place from January 30 until February 7, 2011, and included aerials, moguls, dual moguls and ski cross competitions at Deer Valley... |
Gold |