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Men’s Dual Moguls

The US had a much strong qualification round for this event as six of the seven US men advanced from the qualification round by placing in the top 16. Patrick Deneen was the top American in fourth with Bradley Wilson and Joseph Discoe also placing in the top eight. Deneen advanced very tightly by a single point in the round of 16 while Bradley Wilson was beaten by his brother Bryon.

The quarterfinals were the end of the road for the Americans as both were knocked out in this round. Deneen came closest to advancing but lost 20-15.

Women’s Dual Moguls

The US women were able to place five of their six competitors into the top 16 and Hannah Kearney rebounded from a DNF on Saturday to go top in qualifying. Heather McPhie followed with a second place seed. Kearney advanced easily in the round of 16 while Mcphie eked out a narrow 20-15 win while Sophia Schwartz moved into the quarterfinals as well with a 26-9 win.

In a quarterfinal battle of Americans McPhie beat Schwartz 35-0 to move into the semifinals while Kearney had her closest matchup of the day getting the tight 19-16 win. The semifinals went much smoother for Kearney who had a big 28-7 win while McPhie kept it close but couldn’t knockoff Elena Muratova as she lost by the 19-16 score. That moved Kearney into the main final while McPhie would contest the small final.

Kearney took home the gold with an easy 34-1 win in the final while McPhie lost by the closest possible margin, 18-17, to end up 4th in the final standings.

Upcoming:

The next Freestyle Skiing World cup stop is in Arsoa, Switzerland on March 6th-7th but will only involve ski cross. Moguls will be back in Voss, Norway on March 15th-16th. WeSupportTheUS.com will have coverage of both upcoming World Cup events.