Jennifer Heil

Jennifer Heil (born April 11, 1983) is a Canadian freestyle skier from Spruce Grove, Alberta. Heil started skiing at age two. Jennifer Heil won the first gold medal for Canada in the 2006 Winter Olympics games in Turin, Italy and a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, which was also Canada's first medal in those games. Heil is the reigning world champion in dual moguls. She has three world championship titles in total and two silver medals from the Worlds as well. Over her career, Heil has won a record-tying five overall FIS World Cup Crystal Globe titles for freestyle skiing.

Jennifer Heil
Heil with her 2010 Winter Olympics silver medal
Personal information
Born (1983-04-11) April 11, 1983
Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesFreestyle skiing, Moguls
World Cup debutMay 12, 1999
(age 16)
Retired2011
Websitewww.jenniferheil.com
Olympics
Teams3 (20022010)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams5 (2001, 2005-2011)
Medals6 (4 gold)
World Cup
Seasons9 (20012002, 20042007, 20092011)
Wins25
Podiums58
Overall titles1 (2007)
Discipline titles6 - 5x Moguls (2004-2007, 2010), 1x Dual Moguls (2007)
Medal record
International freestyle ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 0
World Championships 4 2 0
Total 5 3 0
Women's freestyle skiing
Olympic Games
2006 TurinMoguls
2010 VancouverMoguls
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
2007 ItalyDual moguls
2009 InawashiroDual moguls
2011 Deer ValleyMoguls
2011 Deer ValleyDual moguls
2007 ItalyMoguls
2009 InwashiroMoguls

Heil is involved with several charitable organisations including Because I am a Girl and Right to Play. During the 2010 Winter Olympics, Heil donated $25,000 to Because I am a Girl. Heil also speaks to students across Canada along a theme of Dare to Dream, and hosts an annual "girls only" mogul skiing camp. B2ten, created with the help of Heil, is a privately run business model organisation with the intent of raising funds to support amateur Canadian athletes.

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