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Competition day. But first, a side note.  As more and more of my teammates switch to iphones, I have develeped a pet peeve.  The fart application on the iphone drives me nuts.  I am now surrounded by artificial fart noises at dinnner, in the car and on the airplanes. I find it inappropriate and immature.  [...]

Despite all of these external negatives, I had a much better day of training . The moisture packed the snow down, creating deeper and firmer moguls, and I successfully made it down the 250 meter course more than once.

Today was the first of two days of training before the World Cup on Friday in Norway. The mogul course was open from 1-3:30 in the afternoon so I had breakfast and enjoyed several cups of coffee while I searched for cheap flights to France in March. That is the last event of the year and due to the economic troubles the freestyle team has no funding. After the confusing internet search, I did 45 minutes of yoga in my room and got ready to head up to the mountain.

We ended a successful trip to Sweden with a traditional meal of beef and reindeer meat that we cooked on a hot, salted stones at our table. It was served with various delicious sauces and one disgustingly sweet one. I am unaccustomed to the taste of melted marshmallows with my protein, and it did not agree with my taste buds. I enjoyed this meal with my three coaches and ten team mates, as well as the family that owned the restaurant. The father had been a member of the Swedish mogul team with one of our coaches so he hooked us up with the free meal that ended with chocolate coffee mousse served with figs.

ARE, Sweden (Feb.14) – Hannah Kearney (Norwich, VT) made good on her promise to be back on top of the podium, winning a dual moguls World Cup Saturday to extend her lead in the overall points. Sho Kashima (South Lake Tahoe, CA) finished fourth in the men’s event.
“I didn’t like being off of it,” Kearney [...]

Canadian mogul skiers Jennifer Heil and Alexandre Bilodeau made the most of their home-course advantage Saturday as they grabbed World Cup wins at Cypress Mountain, B.C. The rivalry between American Hannah Kearney and Heil gained more steam at the event as judges gave Heil the win over Kearney for the second week in a row. Kearney, who has yet to miss a podium this season, retains her 45-point lead in the points race, mid-way through the season. Both women have two victories apiece.

As I write this blog I am the number one female mogul skier in the world. I have never had this honor and I am hannahlarge.jpgenjoying it thoroughly. I earned this current title by winning the first world cup in France, getting third in Quebec, and first and second at two competitions in Utah. I am in Vancouver now for the Olympic test event and am hoping to continue my with consistent results. As a member of the US Freestyle team, I wear a uniform at all competitions and training camps, but in my personal training I am free to express my own style. With five weeks off over the holidays I had ample opportunity to sport my new Nikita outfit.

Hannah Kearney took her second victory on the season last Thursday at Deer Valley. She started the day tied for first in the World Cup Moguls with Jennifer Heil of Canada.

The ahlivv shop sponsors amateur riders D Damra and Claire Hewitt-Demeyer, two sick snowboarders based out of Summit County in Colorado. We’re super stoked to support these two girls as they pursue their passion, and progress action sports for women.

Torah Bright took the gold with authority at the Women’s SuperPipe, in an eventful night for women’s snowboarders. Torah killed it on her last run with a backside 360 to switchback 720. She followed with a big McTwist and another 720 to seal the deal.

Hannah Kearney’s Guide to Skiing the Bumps
I know that skiing the moguls may be intimidating at first, but the sooner you try them, the sooner you will have a new favorite run on the mountain.  I don’t actually remember learning to ski moguls because I was 2 at the beginning of my skiing career and [...]

ahlivv’s own Hannah Kearney has kicked off her competition season with a win at the World Cup Event in France. Hannah came out confident and aggressive and took home first place in the dual moguls. Check out the run that won her first place!