WILMINGTON, N.Y. (AP) — Olympic champion Hannah Kearney made a successful return to the moguls World Cup circuit Thursday with a win in the ASANA Freestyle Cup at Whiteface Mountain.
Kearney missed the first two World Cup races this season after fracturing two ribs during a training crash in Switzerland in October.
“I expected myself to pick up where I left off, and I think I did,” Kearney said. “I think that’s what I’m the most proud of, both with the results and my skiing.”
Kearney, of Norwich, Vt., has won the moguls event at Whiteface Mountain four straight years. Last season, she was the overall World Cup leader and set the record for most consecutive World Cup victories in moguls with 16, dating back to the previous season.
