KREISCHBERG, Austria (Jan. 15, 2015)—The U.S. Freestyle Ski Team had an unbelievable day at the FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships in Kreischberg, with both Kiley McKinnon (Madison, CT) and Alex Bowen (Springville, NY) taking home silver medals in aerials. Ashley Caldwell (Ashburn, VA) finished fourth. It was the first aerials medals for the USA since 2009 and first women's since 1999.
Alex Bowen compete in the FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships, taking a silver medal. (Getty Images-Lars Baron)
McKinnon was fresh off her second place result at the Visa Freestyle International World Cup at Deer Valley, just a few days prior to Worlds. This was the first World Championships medal for the U.S. women since Nikki Stone's bronze in 1999. McKinnon finished behind Australian Laura Peel, while Mengtao Xu from China took third.
Alex Bowen, who had his highest result in a World Cup in Deer Valley—sixth place—had never broken into the top five at a World Cup before this event. Guangpu Qi of China took first place and Maxim Gustik of Belarus was third.
RESULTS
Men's results
Women's results
