Hannah Kearney

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Hannah Kearney
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Kearney in March 2015
Personal information
Born (1986-02-26) February 26, 1986 (age 39)
Hanover, New Hampshire, [1] US
Occupation Alpine skier
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Skiing career
Disciplines Moguls, Dual Moguls
Club Waterville Valley BBTS [1]
World Cup debutJanuary 11, 2003 [2] (age 16)
Olympics
Teams3 (2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams4
Medals6 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons10
Wins46
Podiums71
Overall titles4 (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015)
Discipline titles6 moguls (2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Vancouver Moguls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Sochi Moguls
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Ruka Moguls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Voss Moguls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Kreischberg Dual moguls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Deer Valley Moguls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Kreischberg Moguls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Inawashiro Dual moguls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Deer Valley Dual moguls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Voss Dual moguls

Hannah Angela Kearney (born February 26, 1986) is an American mogul skier who won a gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics. [3]

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Early life, family and education

Kearney was born in Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center [1] in Hanover, New Hampshire, to Jill (née Gass) and Tom Kearney. [4] They met while attending McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [5] She was raised in Norwich, Vermont [6] (and continues to live there). Her mother is active in promoting youth sports as the director of the Town of Norwich Recreation Department. [7] Hannah began skiing at age two. [8] She considers herself "half-Canadian" because her mother grew up in Montreal and she has relatives living in Vancouver and Montreal. [9]

Kearney skiied for Waterville Valley BBTS and graduated from Hanover High School. [10] She studied at Dartmouth College as a member of the class of 2015. [11]

Career

Kearney was the national junior moguls champion in 2002. [2] She made her first World Cup appearance on January 11, 2003, finishing 26th. [2]

2006 Winter Olympics

A gold medal favorite entering her first Olympics, Kearney had a poor first run and did not make it out of the qualification round. She stumbled after landing her first jump. Her score of 20.80 points put her in 10th at that point, with 20 skiers left to compete. After the second-to-last skier, she was officially bumped out of the top 20, the ranking she would have needed to advance to the final, placing 22nd. [12]

2010 Winter Olympics

In December 2009, Kearney won the US Olympic trial event at Steamboat, earning a spot on the US Team. [13]

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Kearney entered the final round with a qualification score of 25.96. [14] As a result of having the best qualifying score, Kearney would be the last skier to ski in the final round. Fellow teammate Shannon Bahrke was in second place, and Canadian Jennifer Heil was in first, with scores of 25.43 and 25.69 respectively. Kearney skied a clean run, earning a score of 26.63 and winning the gold medal. [15]

2014 Winter Olympics

At the 2014 Winter Olympics, Kearney entered the final round with a qualification score of 21.93 [16] As a result of having the best qualifying score, Kearney would be the last skier to ski in the final round. Kearney faltered slightly after the first jump, earning a score of 21.49 to win the bronze medal.

World Cup results

Season titles

10 titles (4 overall freestyle, 6 moguls)

SeasonDiscipline
2009 Moguls
2011 Overall
Moguls
2012 Overall
Moguls
2013 Moguls
2014 Overall
Moguls
2015 Overall
Moguls

Personal life

In her free time, Kearney enjoys riding horses, knitting, playing soccer, reading, and watching her brother Denny play hockey. [17]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Staff (October 1, 2011). "Miss Mogul: An Interview With Hannah Kearney". New Hampshire Magazine. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Hannah Kearney". wintergames.ap.org. Associated Press. Archived from the original on February 27, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Day 1: Ohno, Kearney win; slower luge track debuts". Associated Press. February 13, 2010. Archived from the original on February 17, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Babcock wins gold with McGill tie". mcgill.ca (Press release). McGill University. March 1, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  5. ↑ Farber, Michael (February 22, 2010). "Playing Spoiler". Sports Illustrated . Archived from the original on February 20, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2014– via sportsillustrated.cnn.com.
  6. ↑ "Vancouver 2010: Hannah Kearney Saves Best for Last". Vancouver: NBC Sports. 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2025– via YouTube.
  7. ↑ "Recreation Department". norwich.vt.us. Town of Norwich, Vermont. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Hannah Kearney". vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Olympic Games. Archived from the original on February 16, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Kearney, Bahrke of U.S. medal in moguls". ESPN.com. Associated Press. February 14, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
  10. ↑ Staff (October 1, 2011). "Miss Mogul: An Interview With Hannah Kearney". New Hampshire Magazine. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  11. ↑ Barry, Dan (February 27, 2010). "For a Moment of Glory, Mastering a Million Details". The New York Times. p. 17. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
  12. ↑ Graves, Will (February 14, 2010). "Kearney strikes gold for US in women's moguls". Associated Press. Archived from the original on May 12, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Deneen, Kearney Take Oly Trial Wins". United States Ski and Snowboard Association. December 23, 2009. Archived from the original on January 31, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Freestyle Skiing > Women's Moguls > Qualification". NBCOlympics.com. February 13, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  15. ↑ McGrath, Charles (February 14, 2010). "American Wins Gold in Women's Moguls". New York Times. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
  16. ↑ "2014 > Freestyle Skiing > Women's Moguls > Qualification". Sochi2014.com. February 8, 2014. Archived from the original on February 11, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Hannah Kearney". usskiteam.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
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