GREAT FALLS, Mont. – The U.S. Freestyle Mogul Team competing at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia has a strong Montana connection.
The top male and female athletes, the head coach and the head athletic trainer are all from Big Sky Country.
Heather McPhie of Bozeman, who is ranked second in the world, is the top female competitor from the United States, while Bryon Wilson of Butte, who is ranked fifth in the world, leads up the men’s team.
The head coach is Scott Rawles, who was born in Libby and now lives in Breckenridge, Colo. The head athletic trainer is Justin Hunt, who is from Troy. Hunt received his bachelor’s degree in athletic training from the University of Montana in 2000 and later worked three years as assistant athletic trainer at UM.
In freestyle moguls, competitors perform two jumps off ramps as they race down the course. The women’s freestyle moguls are scheduled for Saturday, followed by the men’s competition on Sunday.