Jennifer Heil

Jennifer Heil is the first female skier in the world to complete the grand slam in freestyle skiing, capturing all major international titles. She also holds a Guinness World Record for the most gold medals at the FIS freestyle world championships, with four, along with two silver medals.

Jennifer made her Olympic debut at Salt Lake City 2002, finishing fourth in women’s moguls at age 18. She followed that performance by winning Canada’s first Olympic medal in women’s moguls — a gold — at Turin 2006. At Vancouver 2010, she earned silver, claiming Canada’s first medal of those Games.

Prior to her Olympic triumph in 2006, Jennifer missed the 2003 season to treat chronic shin splints but returned to dominate the circuit. She earned 14 World Cup podiums in 2004 and 2005 and captured gold in dual moguls at the 2005 world championships.

Over her career, Jennifer won the overall World Cup moguls title five times and amassed 58 World Cup medals, including 25 victories.

She has been inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame, the Quebec Sports Hall of Fame and Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. She is also a recipient of the Meritorious Service Decoration (M.S.C.) from the Governor General of Canada.

Beyond competition, Jennifer has championed numerous social causes, including the Because I am a Girl campaign and David Suzuki’s Play It Cool program. She is also a co-founder of B2ten, a private-sector initiative supporting Canadian athletes with training and preparation resources.

In 2025, she was named Team Canada’s chef de mission for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.

Career Highlights

• Olympic gold medallist (women’s moguls, 2006) and silver medallist (2010)
• Four-time world champion (including dual moguls in 2005)
• Five-time overall World Cup moguls champion
• 58 FIS World Cup medals, including 25 wins
• Canada’s female athlete of the year (2007, 2011)
• Inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame (2015)
• Co-founder of B2ten, supporting Canadian athletes

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