Heather McPhie
Heather McPhie ( born May 28, 1984 in Bozeman, Montana) is an American freestyle skier. She specializes in the moguls and dual moguls mogul disciplines.
Biography
The daughter of two instructors was as a child gymnast, but then switched at the age of twelve years for mogul skiing. As of 2002, she went in the Nor- Am Cup, but devoted himself initially mainly her job as an accountant. Finally, she made her debut on 13 January 2006 at the freestyle skiing World Cup, scoring in Deer Valley in 25th place. Both in 2006 and in 2009 she decided to discipline rating in Nor- Am Cup for themselves. In the world cup they came only sporadically in the top ten, the best results in the years 2007 and 2008 were each a fourth place. In 2009, she played only three World Cup races and did not come via an eighth square.
In the 2009/10 season McPhie made the breakthrough to the top. She won on 14 January 2010, the World Cup race in Deer Valley. A few days later two more podiums. In Moguls World Cup they won second place at the end of season. In the winter of 2010/11 she was once a third party, in winter 2011/12 once second and third three times. Was particularly successful McPhie in the 2012/13 season with three World Cup victories; However, during the World Cup 2013 in Voss she missed two fourth places respectively just to win a medal.
Achievements
Olympic games
- Vancouver 2010: 18 Moguls
- Sochi 2014: 13 Moguls
World Championships
- Madonna di Campiglio, 2007: 8 Moguls, Dual Moguls 9
- Deer Valley 2011: 4 Dual Moguls, Moguls 6
- Voss 2013: 4 Moguls, Dual Moguls 4
World Cup wins
- Season 2009/ 10: 5 Overall World Cup, 2nd Mogul World Cup
- Season 2010/ 11: 5 Moguls World Cup
- Season 2011/12: 10th overall World Cup, 4th Moguls World Cup
- Season 2012/13: 8 Overall World Cup, 3rd World Cup Moguls
- Season 2013/14: 5 Moguls World Cup
- 16 podium finishes, including 4 victories: