Freestyle Skiing - Part G - by Anne Shier (a.k.a. "Annie")

(Based on the book, “Winter Olympics:  An Insider’s Guide to the Legends, the Lore, and the Games”, Vancouver Edition, copyright 2008 by Ron C. Judd)

RECORD BOOK:  FREESTYLE SKIING

Freestyle skiing is one of the few winter sports that has long been dominated by North Americans – certainly at the World Cup level.  The National Cup, the top trophy for team freestyle performance, has been won by the United States and Canada nearly every year since its inception.  But Canada and the United States have by no means owned the freestyle slopes in the Olympics.

Women’s Freestyle Record Book:

Sport	Athlete(s)	Olympic Games	Medal(s) Won
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Women’s Moguls	Donna Weinbrecht (United States)	Albertville 1992	Gold
Women’s Moguls	Elizabeth McIntyre (United States)	Lillehammer 1994	Silver
Women’s Moguls	Shannon Bahrke (United States)	Salt Lake City 2002	Silver
Women’s Moguls	Jennifer Heil (Canada)	Turin 2006	Gold
Women’s Aerials	Lina Cheryazova (Uzbekistan)	Lillehammer 1994	Gold
Women’s Aerials	Nikki Stone (United States)	Nagano 1998	Gold
Women’s Aerials	Alisa Camplin (Australia)	Salt Lake City 2002	Gold
Women’s Aerials	Veronica Brenner (Canada)	Salt Lake City 2002	Silver
Women’s Aerials	Deidra Dionne (Canada)	Salt Lake City 2002	Bronze

For those of you keeping score at home, that’s ten medals for the United States (four gold) and six for Canada (two gold).  Next best:  Norway and France with six medals each, Finland with four, and many other nations with three.

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