Jennifer Heil
Heil with her 2010 Winter Olympics silver medal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | April 11, 1983 Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Freestyle skiing, Moguls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | May 12, 1999 (age 16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 3 (2002–2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 5 (2001, 2005-2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 6 (4 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 9 (2001–2002, 2004–2007, 2009–2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 1 (2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 6 - 5x Moguls (2004-2007, 2010), 1x Dual Moguls (2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jennifer Heil (born April 11, 1983) is a Canadian freestyle skier from Spruce Grove, Alberta. Heil started skiing at age two. Jennifer Heil won the first gold medal for Canada in the 2006 Winter Olympics games in Turin, Italy and a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, which was also Canada's first medal in those games. Jennifer held the Guinness World Record for most gold medals won at a World Championship. She has four world championship titles in total and two silver medals from the Worlds as well. Over her career, Heil became the first mogul skier to complete the "Grand Slam" winning all major titles in the sport including a record-tying five overall FIS World Cup Crystal Globe titles. Jennifer is a member of the Canadian Order of Sport, Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Pantheon des Sports du Québec, inducted as the winningest female skier in Canadian history.
Heil is recognized for her leadership contributions to various sectors, notably in sport development and public safety policy. During her tenure at viaSport British Columbia, as a member of the executive team, she designed and led the development of the BC Safe Sport Framework resulting in policy development and an independent organization to uphold safety in sport. Heil also co-founded B2ten, an athlete-centered organization to advance sporting excellence. Throughout her career, Heil has garnered numerous accolades and leadership awards including the Meritorious Service Decorations awarded by the Governor General of Canada and AthletesCAN Leadership Award in recognition of her distinguished service to the sports sector.
Heil is involved with several charitable organisations including the Because I am a Girl program by Plan International. During the 2010 Winter Olympics, Heil made a significant donation to Because I am a Girl and kicked off a million dollar fundraising goal resulting in the education of over 630,000 girls and women.