Moguls A Team
Patrick Deneen
Age: 22
Hometown: Cle Elum, Wash.
Years on Team: 5
Equipment: Hart, Surefoot, Look, Shred, 180s, Lange
Résumé: Gold medal, 2009 FIS Freestyle World Championships; 15-time
World Cup top- 10 finisher including six podiums, 2008 World Cup rookie of the
year in men’s moguls.
Outlook: “I have about 16 starts per year,” says Deneen. “I average about 22 seconds per run. That is
about six minutes of competition per year. I train daily,
10 months out of the year to be at the top of my game. I
better love it and I do. Freestyle is allowing me to ski the
world with some of the best people out there. I am taking time to enjoy the trip. Two years ago I came home
from Inawashiro, Japan, as the 2009 freestyle world
champion. The only thing that could be better than that
would be back-to-back World Championship titles with the second title won
on, what I consider, my home course. I have my sights set on Deer Valley this
year and preparation for the 2010-11 ski season has been focused on that first
weekend in February where I hope to rule [as] champion.”
out while preparing for the Deer Valley World Cup in January, ending his season early and putting his Olympic dreams on hold. After a spring and summer
of intense rehab, he is aiming at the 2011 season to get back on top. “Having
a season-ending injury one month prior to the Vancouver Games was devastating,” says Kashima. “I didn’t let myself dwell on it. Instead, I took the extra
time to get a head start on getting stronger than I was before. I’m very excited
to get back into competition mode and have some fun again!”
Sho Kashima
Age: 23
Hometown: Lake Tahoe, Nev.
Years on Team: 5
Club: Heavenly Valley Ski Foundation
Equipment: Giro helmets, Swans goggles
Sponsors: Heavenly Ski Resort, PowerBar
Résumé: Ten-time top- 10 finisher on the World Cup
including three fourth-place finishes; finished the 2009
World Cup season ranked eighth in the overall standings; two-time U.S. Nationals champion in dual moguls
(2006, 2009).
Outlook: After having his career-best season in 2009,
Kashima started the 2010 season looking strong with a
pair of World Cup top- 10 finishes. But he blew his knee
GARTH HAGAR AND LASSE FAHLEN/U. S. SKI TEAM (LEFT); BRIAN ROBB ( 4)
Hannah Kearney
Age: 24
Hometown: Norwich, Vt.
Years on Team: 9
Club: Waterville Valley BBTS
Equipment: Völkl, Tecnica, Marker
Sponsors: Sprint, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Cen-
ter
Résumé: Olympic gold medal, 2010 Vancouver Games;
2009 World Cup overall moguls champion; two-time
World Championships medalist.
Outlook: “It would be difficult to summarize last season without mentioning that I accomplished my ultimate skiing goal — I am
an Olympic gold medalist,” says Kearney. “I always look forward to the World
Cup at Deer Valley because of the luxurious nature of the resort and the home
crowd cheering section. I imagine that World Championships will only be an
improvement upon the generally superior organization, support and excitement of a standard World Cup. ”
Heather McPhie
Age: 26
Hometown: Bozeman, Mont.
Years on Team: 5
Club: Bridger Ski Foundation
Equipment: Moment Skis, POC, Full Tilt Boots
Sponsor: PowerBar
Résumé: Four World Cup podiums, including one vic-
tory (all in 2010); ranked second in the 2010 World Cup
women’s overall moguls standings; bronze medalist in both dual and single
moguls at the 2010 U.S. National Championships; 2007 FIS World Cup Rook-
