Hannah Kearney experienced a mixture of highs and lows while taking first place in the first qualification run for women’s moguls on Thursday. NBC’s Skyler Wilder captured her memorable day:
Kearney met expectations by taking first, but that wasn’t the only moment that stuck to the script, as the three Dufour-Lapointe sisters look primed to give her stiff competition. Chloe and Justine finished second and third respectively while Maxime clinched a spot in the final round by landing in eighth place.
“I feel fantastic. I’ll admit I felt terrible this morning... But I trusted myself and I trust my training.” Hannah Kearney #moguls pro!
— Skyler Wilder (@NorthWestWilder) February 6, 2014
Kearney met expectations by taking first, but that wasn’t the only moment that stuck to the script, as the three Dufour-Lapointe sisters look primed to give her stiff competition. Chloe and Justine finished second and third respectively while Maxime clinched a spot in the final round by landing in eighth place.
MORE: Tale of the tape: Kearney vs. Justine Dufour-Lapointe
The first qualifying run’s top 10 mogul competitors locked up spots in the finals while the remaining 20 will need to go through a second qualifying run for a chance at the finals.
Here’s the full list of 10 who won’t need to participate in the second qualifying round: Kearney, the Dufour-Lapointe trio, Eliza Outtrim, Perrine Laffont, Yulia Galysheva, Aiko Uemura, Audrey Robichaud and Regina Rakhimova.
The second qualifying round takes place on Saturday before the finals kick in.