Jenny Owens
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Jenny Owens from Sydney, Australia is an Australian freestyle skier
currently living in Freshwater, New South Wales
.
Owens competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics
in Alpine, the 2010 Winter Olympics
in Freestyle, 2 x FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, 6 years on the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup tour, 5 years on FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup
s, 2 x FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
and has competed in 3 Winter X Games. Owens is a member of the Australian Ski Cross Team. Owens was also a member of the Australian Alpine
Team for 7 years.
Owens struggled to make the top-30 consistently and did not score any more World Cup points until 21 December 2001 back in St Moritz. Owens best placing on the World Cup Alpine tour was 17th in Saalbach-Hinterglemm
Austria.
Owens competed in alpine skiing
for 14 years, skiing in the 2002 Winter Olympics
in Salt Lake City (Australia at the Winter Olympics
) and in two world Championships, St Anton 2001
and St Moritz 2003
. She retired from Alpine racing in January 2004. In June 2005, Owens decided to make a come back and compete in the new Olympic event (for Vancouver 2010
) called Ski Cross.
Owens has reached the podium a number of time throughout her Ski Cross career but had several injuries previous to the Vancouver Olympics and underwent two knee surgeries, one 4 months and the other 4 weeks before the Games. Owens placed 13th in the Vancouver 2010 Olympics Winter Games. She underwent her fourth knee surgery (second ACL reconstruction) right after the Olympics in March 2010.
Owens was back on the Ski Cross tour in 2011 collecting a bronze medal at the 2010–11 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup
in Canada and also place 5th at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2011
in Deer Valley USA.
Owens has decided to continue for another Olympics ( 2014 Winter Olympics
) in Sochi, Russia due to her great come back. This will be her third Olympics.
World Cup tour to date in her career.
Owens has been one of the top ranked Ski Cross athletes since her debut in 2005. In 2009–2010 she had numerous injuries and missed eight of the scheduled world cups and nearly the Vancouver 2010
.
Owens competed on the Alpine World Cup for 6 years, placing in the top 30 several times in the Combined and Downhill events.
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...
currently living in Freshwater, New South Wales
Freshwater, New South Wales
Freshwater, is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Freshwater is located 17 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Warringah Council and is part of the Northern Beaches region...
.
Owens competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
in Alpine, 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 Freestyle, 2 x FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, 6 years on the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup tour, 5 years on FIS Freestyle Skiing 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...
s, 2 x FIS Freestyle World Ski 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...
and has competed in 3 Winter X Games. Owens is a member of the Australian Ski Cross Team. Owens was also a member of the Australian Alpine
Alpine
The term alpine refers to the Alps, a European mountain range.Alpine may also refer to:- Geography and geology :* Alpine tundra, the biological community that occurs above the tree line at high altitude...
Team for 7 years.
Skiing career
Owens made her Alpine World Cup debut in St Moritz Switzerland on 17 December 1999 at age 21. She also collected her first World Cup points (top-30 finish in a race) at this event.Owens struggled to make the top-30 consistently and did not score any more World Cup points until 21 December 2001 back in St Moritz. Owens best placing on the World Cup Alpine tour was 17th in Saalbach-Hinterglemm
Saalbach-Hinterglemm
Saalbach-Hinterglemm is a municipality in the district of Zell am See , in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is well-known for its skiing and other winter sports...
Austria.
Owens competed in alpine skiing
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
for 14 years, skiing in the 2002 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
in Salt Lake City (Australia at the Winter Olympics
Australia at the Winter Olympics
Australia first competed in the Winter Olympic Games in 1936 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and has participated in every games since, with the exception of the 1948 Games in St...
) and in two world Championships, St Anton 2001
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2001
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2001 were held in St. Anton, Austria, between January 29 and February 10, 2001.-Medals table:...
and St Moritz 2003
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003 were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, from February 2-16, 2003.St. Moritz previously hosted the world championships in 1974, as well as the 1948 Winter Olympics and the 1928 Winter Olympics ....
. She retired from Alpine racing in January 2004. In June 2005, Owens decided to make a come back and compete in the new Olympic event (for Vancouver 2010
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...
) called Ski Cross.
Owens has reached the podium a number of time throughout her Ski Cross career but had several injuries previous to the Vancouver Olympics and underwent two knee surgeries, one 4 months and the other 4 weeks before the Games. Owens placed 13th in the Vancouver 2010 Olympics Winter Games. She underwent her fourth knee surgery (second ACL reconstruction) right after the Olympics in March 2010.
Owens was back on the Ski Cross tour in 2011 collecting a bronze medal at the 2010–11 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup
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,...
in Canada and also place 5th at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2011
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...
in Deer Valley USA.
Owens has decided to continue for another Olympics ( 2014 Winter Olympics
2014 Winter Olympics
The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially the XXII Olympic Winter Games, or the 22nd Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event scheduled to be celebrated from 7 to 23 February 2014, in Sochi, Russia with some events held in the resort town of Krasnaya Polyana. Both the Olympic and...
) in Sochi, Russia due to her great come back. This will be her third Olympics.
Vancouver 2010 – Freestyle
- Finished 13th in the Ski Cross
Salt Lake 2002 – Alpine
- Finished 9th in the Combined
- Finished 29th in the Downhill
- Finished 28th in the Super-G
- Did not finish in Giant Slalom
- Did not start in Slalom
World Cup
Owens has had two silver and two bronze medals on the FreestyleFreestyle 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...
World Cup tour to date in her career.
Owens has been one of the top ranked Ski Cross athletes since her debut in 2005. In 2009–2010 she had numerous injuries and missed eight of the scheduled world cups and nearly the Vancouver 2010
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...
.
Owens competed on the Alpine World Cup for 6 years, placing in the top 30 several times in the Combined and Downhill events.
Winter X Games
- Invitation 2005 – qualified 3rd = injured her self in training prior to the Finals
- Invitation 2007 – qualified 12th = 3rd in Semi, DNF finals
- Invitation 2008 – qualified 9th = 4th in Semi, did not start small finals