Jennifer Heil

Jennifer Heil
Heil with her 2010 Winter Olympics silver medal
Personal information
Born (1983-04-11) April 11, 1983 (age 41)
Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesFreestyle skiing, Moguls
World Cup debutMay 12, 1999
(age 16)
Retired2011
Websitewww.jenniferheil.com
Olympics
Teams3 (20022010)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams5 (2001, 2005-2011)
Medals6 (4 gold)
World Cup
Seasons9 (20012002, 20042007, 20092011)
Wins25
Podiums58
Overall titles1 (2007)
Discipline titles6 - 5x Moguls (2004-2007, 2010), 1x Dual Moguls (2007)
Medal record
International freestyle ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 0
World Championships 4 2 0
Total 5 3 0
Women's freestyle skiing
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Moguls
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Moguls
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Italy Dual moguls
Gold medal – first place 2009 Inawashiro Dual moguls
Gold medal – first place 2011 Deer Valley Moguls
Gold medal – first place 2011 Deer Valley Dual moguls
Silver medal – second place 2007 Italy Moguls
Silver medal – second place 2009 Inwashiro Moguls

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.[1] 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.[1]

Heil is recognized for her leadership contributions to various sectors, notably in sport development and public safety policy.[2] 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.[3] 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[4] and AthletesCAN Leadership Award[5] 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[6] 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.[7]

  1. ^ a b "Jennifer Heil". Canadian Ski Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  2. ^ "44th Canadian Sport Awards: Bruce Kidd Leadership Award". 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  3. ^ Heil, Jennifer (June 29, 2021). "Jennifer Heil: Safety in Sport is Everyone's Issue". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "Ms. Jennifer Heil". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  5. ^ "44th Canadian Sport Awards: Bruce Kidd Leadership Award - AthletesCAN". 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  6. ^ "Olympian tackles a new challenge". The Globe and Mail. 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  7. ^ "Jenn Heil Bio". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.