| Women's moguls at the XX Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Sauze d'Oulx | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 11 February | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics | ||
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| Aerials | men | women |
| Moguls | men | women |
The Women's Moguls event in freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy took place on 11 February. [1]
Hannah Kearney, the winner of the event at the 2005 World Championship, [2] failed to qualify for the final, while Canadian Jennifer Heil, the World Cup leader [3] finished over a point ahead of the competition in her qualifying race. [4]
| Rank | Name | Country | Score | Notes |
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| 1 | Jennifer Heil |  Canada | 26.67 | Q |
| 2 | Sandra Laoura |  France | 25.45 | Q |
| 3 | Sara Kjellin |  Sweden | 24.85 | Q |
| 4 | Michelle Roark |  United States | 24.45 | Q |
| 5 | Aiko Uemura |  Japan | 24.20 | Q |
| 6 | Margarita Marbler |  Austria | 24.15 | Q |
| 7 | Kari Traa |  Norway | 24.06 | Q |
| 8 | Kristi Richards | Canada | 23.76 | Q |
| 9 | Tae Satoya | Japan | 23.63 | Q |
| 10 | Daria Serova |  Russia | 23.49 | Q |
| 11 | Nikola Sudová |  Czech Republic | 23.31 | Q |
| 12 | Audrey Robichaud | Canada | 22.73 | Q |
| 13 | Deborah Scanzio |  Italy | 22.72 | Q |
| 14 | Ingrid Berntsen | Norway | 22.45 | Q |
| 15 | Miki Ito | Japan | 22.34 | Q |
| 16 | Manuela Berchtold |  Australia | 22.19 | Q |
| 17 | Stephanie St. Pierre | Canada | 22.15 | Q |
| 18 | Shannon Bahrke | United States | 22.07 | Q |
| 19 | Marina Cherkasova | Russia | 21.82 | Q |
| 20 | Jillian Vogtli | United States | 21.79 | Q |
| 21 | Lyudmila Dymchenko | Russia | 21.42 | |
| 22 | Hannah Kearney | United States | 20.80 | |
| 23 | Mariangela Parravicini | Italy | 19.62 | |
| 24 | Nina Bednarik |  Slovenia | 19.54 | |
| 25 | Darya Rybalova |  Kazakhstan | 18.70 | |
| 26 | Sarka Sudova | Czech Republic | 18.64 | |
| 27 | Miyuki Hatanaka | Japan | 18.61 | |
| 28 | Yuliya Rodonova | Kazakhstan | 16.76 | |
| 29 | Nuria Montané |  Spain | 11.76 | |
| 30 | Yun Chae-rin |  South Korea | 7.07 |
Heil, the top qualifier, started last, and was up against the time of Norwegian Kari Traa, who improved on her qualifying sum by 1.39 points. However, Heil's total of 26.50 was nearly a point better than Traa, which gave her the gold. [5]
| Rank | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
 | Jennifer Heil (CAN) | 26.50 |
 | Kari Traa (NOR) | 25.65 |
 | Sandra Laoura (FRA) | 25.37 |
| 4 | Sara Kjellin (SWE) | 24.74 |
| 5 | Aiko Uemura (JPN) | 24.01 |
| 6 | Nikola Sudová (CZE) | 23.58 |
| 7 | Kristi Richards (CAN) | 23.30 |
| 8 | Audrey Robichaud (CAN) | 23.10 |
| 9 | Deborah Scanzio (ITA) | 23.00 |
| 10 | Shannon Bahrke (USA) | 22.82 |
| 11 | Jillian Vogtli (USA) | 22.72 |
| 12 | Stephanie St. Pierre (CAN) | 22.52 |
| 13 | Daria Serova (RUS) | 22.44 |
| 14 | Manuela Berchtold (AUS) | 22.21 |
| 15 | Tae Satoya (JPN) | 22.12 |
| 16 | Marina Cherkasova (RUS) | 22.05 |
| 17 | Margarita Marbler (AUT) | 20.79 |
| 18 | Michelle Roark (USA) | 20.04 |
| 19 | Ingrid Berntsen (NOR) | 19.84 |
| 20 | Miki Ito (JPN) | 17.78 |
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