Hannah Kearney

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

Kearney skied for Waterville Valley BBTS and graduated from Hanover High School.

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

2010 Winter Olympics

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

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Kearney entered the final round with a qualification score of 25.96. 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.

2014 Winter Olympics

At the 2014 Winter Olympics, Kearney entered the final round with a qualification score of 21.93 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) Season Discipline 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.