Previous Inawashiro FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup Coverage

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.

Previous Inawashiro FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup Coverage

Men’s Moguls

Three of the seven US men advanced from the qualification round to start things off on Saturday. Bradley Wilson was the top American in second with Dylan Walczyk and Joseph Discoe also placing in the top six. Wilson showed the best speed of the top skiers in the run, something that would continue all event.

In round one of the final two of the three Americans were eliminated by failing to reach the top six. Discoe and Walczyk finished seventh and eighth so they didn’t miss out by much. Wilson finished third in this round but was again very quick.

In the last round of the final Bradley Wilson went fast again, the fastest of all his runs, and it paid off. If he’d been just a few hundredths of a second slower it would have cost him the title but instead he edged out Marc-Antoine Gagnon for the title despite a substantially lower jump score.

Women’s Moguls

The US women did a better job getting out of the qualification round with four of the six advancing (Ali Kariotis, Heather McPhie, Sophia Schwartz, and Eliza Outtrim), though they only placed one in the top six. Notably absent from that group was Hannah Kearney who took a DNF on her run.

In the first round of the final the Eliza Outtrim made a big gain moving from 14th in the qualification round to fifth to advance to the final round along with Heather McPhie.

McPhie continued to improve her standings in each run in the final round when she finished second (after fourth and thirds in the previous two runs). Missing out on a medal in fourth was Outtrim.

Sunday Preview:

On Sunday both the men and women will hold dual moguls events. These events use a qualification round to set a bracket of the top 16 skiers. They will then battle head-to-head through four rounds of elimination with the top scorer advancing.

Schedule:

• March 1st
  • 7:45 PM ET – Women’s Dual Moguls – Qualification
    • Hannah Kearney
    • Ali Kariotis
    • Heather McPhie
    • Sophia Schwartz
    • Eliza Outtrim
    • Keaton McCargo
  • 9:25 PM ET – Men’s Dual Moguls – Qualification
    • Dylan Walczyk
    • Joseph Discoe
    • Troy Murphy
    • Bradley Wilson
    • Jeremy Cota
    • Bryon Wilson
    • Patrick Deneen
  • 11:30 PM ET – Women’s Dual Moguls – Finals (Round of 16)
  • 11:42 PM ET – Men’s Dual Moguls – Finals (Round of 16)
  • 11:54 PM ET – Women’s Dual Moguls – Finals (Quarterfinals)
• March 2nd
  • 12:02 AM ET – Men’s Dual Moguls – Finals (Quarterfinals)
  • 12:10 AM ET – Women’s Dual Moguls – Finals (Semifinals)
  • 12:18 AM ET – Men’s Dual Moguls – Finals (Semifinals)
  • 12:29 AM ET – Women’s Dual Moguls – Finals (Final)
  • 12:37 AM ET – Men’s Dual Moguls – Finals (Final)

The next step on the FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup’s Moguls tour is in Inawashiro, Japan this weekend. Six women (Hannah Kearney, Ali Kariotis, Heather McPhie, Sophia Schwartz, Eliza Outtrim, and Keaton McCargo) are competing for the US. Kearney was the bronze medalist in Sochi while Outtrim finished sixth. McPhie also competed in Sochi but was bounced in the first round of the final, finishing 13th.

On the men’s side there are seven competing, Dylan Walczyk, Joseph Discoe, Troy Murphy, Bradley Wilson, Jeremy Cota, Bryon Wilson, and Patrick Deneen. Dennen was in the final round in Sochi, finishing sixth, while Bradley Wilson also made the team and finished 20th.

After a moguls event on Saturday (Japan time) there will be a dual moguls event on Sunday. In dual moguls events there is head-to-head competition in a number of rounds to reduce the field instead of cutting the lowest scores overall after rounds. The moguls event is well underway and I’ll have coverage of the results on Saturday.

Schedule:

• February 28th
  • 7:05 PM – Women’s Moguls – Qualification
    • Hannah Kearney
    • Ali Kariotis
    • Heather McPhie
    • Sophia Schwartz
    • Eliza Outtrim
    • Keaton McCargo
  • 9 PM – Men’s Moguls – Qualification
    • Dylan Walczyk
    • Joseph Discoe
    • Troy Murphy
    • Bradley Wilson
    • Jeremy Cota
    • Bryon Wilson
    • Patrick Deneen
  • 11:30 PM – Women’s Moguls – Finals Round 1 (Top 16)
  • 11:55 PM – Men’s Moguls – Finals Round 1 (Top 16)
• March 1st
  • 12:25 AM – Women’s Moguls – Finals Round 2 (Top 6)
  • 12:35 AM – Men’s Moguls – Finals Round 2 (Top 6)