One of Canada's premier athletes and the 2006 Olympic Champion in freestyle mogul skiing, Jennifer Heil is a woman whose approach to life consists of a dedication to hard work, intelligence and a vibrant spirit.
This past season Jenn secured her 4th consecutive World Cup Title delivering an unprecedented 6 gold and 2 silver medals in 9 World Cup races along with gold and silver medal performances in the 2007 World Championships.
Jennifer’s approach to life and humanitarian outlook comes across in the work she does with local and international charitable organizations such as, Plan one of the world's largest international, child-centred development organizations, Right to Play, KidSport, and Kids Kottage. Most recently Jenn, visited Rwanda along with three other Canadian Olympic medalists hoping to show the potential importance of sports and play in a child’s development.
Jenn has been active in the establishment of B2ten, a program created with the generous support of businessmen and women across Canada that provides amateur athletes the financial means to seek out and utilize top level sporting resources that Canadian Olympians need to excel.
Jenn is also committed to attracting the next generation of female athletes to sport hosting an annual mogul ski camp and speaking to students across the country. Her “Dare to Dream” theme is embedded in her talks, Jenn feeling strongly that it is important to encourage young women to dream no matter what the dream entails. She views her own experience as proof positive of what can happen when one pursues a dream.
Jennifer continues her studies in commerce at McGill University while preparing for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
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