Kearney Claims First Gold for USA

Hannah Kearney claimed the first gold medal for the United States at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. She bested favorite Jennifer Heil of Canada in the moguls competition, becoming the first American to win a ladies’ moguls gold medal since Donna Weinbrecht did it in 1992. Her winning point total of 26.63 was a career record. She beat Heil by nearly a full point, which is considered a huge margin of victory.

The moguls competition is scored in three categories – turns, jumps, and time. Kearney had a near perfect final run in all of these categories. In her first jump she went head over heels with back flip layout. She landed cleanly and then flew through the moguls. Her final jump was a 360 degree helicopter, which she landed very cleanly as well. After crossing the finish line she pumped her fist, knowing that she had probably just secured a gold medal.

Kearney redeemed herself from a disappointing 2006 Olympics, where she was the favorite but ended up finishing 22nd. Since 2006 she suffered from a very bad concussion as well as an ACL injury. But through all the disappointments and injuries, she never gave up on her dream of coming back for the 2010 Olympics and winning a gold medal.

Over the last nine months Kearney has endured extremely rigorous workout sessions. Before her first run at the Olympics, her trainer handed her a card with a lightning bolt on the front. Inside were her totals for all the training she did over that time. She climbed over 25,000 steps, did 14,000 trampoline and rope jumps, and spent 126 hours on a bike. She also did over 1,000 tricks jumping off of ramps and landing in a pool of water. All of her hard work paid off on Saturday night.

The moguls competition was a great showing for usa womens sports in general as Kearney’s American teammate, 29 year old Shannon Bahrke, finished with a score of 25.43 and took home a bronze medal. But the spotlight belonged to Kearney after she completed her near flawless run.

After the run, Kearney said that she was glad to have set the tone for the U.S. in this Olympics by winning the first gold. She also said that her main goal was to be a part of an Olympic film montage; a goal which she accomplished with her remarkable performance.

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