1983 - 2005 - Canadian Freestyle Ski Association

Athlete Biographies - Canadian Freestyle Ski Team
A E R I A L S
Olympic Games
2002 Salt Lake 4
1998 Nagano 11
World Championships
2005 Ruka 2
2001 Blackcomb 8
1999 Meiringen 11
Jeff Bean
Date of birth: January 11, 1977
Age (as of Oct. 1, 2005): 28
Place of birth: Ottawa, ON
Residence: Ottawa, ON
• Tenth year as a World Cup team member.
• Silver medallist at the 2005 FIS World Freestyle Ski Championships.
• Suffered a fractured vertebrae (C7) in training at the opening World Cup of the 2004-05 season in Buller, Australia. “I broke C1, C7, my nose and the orbital bone in my
face on Sept 4th and was 2nd at Worlds 196 days later. The injury did nothing but motivate me to work harder so it never happens again.”
• Goal for the season: “To win the big one! In order to win the Olympics, I’ll have to do F-3F-F (a quintuple twisting triple back flip with 3 twists in the second flip.”
• Placed a controversial 4th at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, after performing two of the best jumps of his career. “As a competitor, the Olympics
could not have gone any better. I peaked at the right moment and did the two best jumps I had in me at the time. On a personal note, placing 4th hurt.”
• Believes that his team is what pushes him to be a strong competitor. “Being part of such a strong team makes for the best training environment possible. Seeing
people jump well and work hard all around you can do nothing but help to motivate you, and it does. World Championships is an example of where we all fed off of
each others performances leading to 4 great results.”
• Considers his attitude to be one of his greatest strengths. “I never get too high, or too low. This makes my training very consistent.”
• Is married to long-time girlfriend Lindsay Mullaly from Ottawa, whom he considers the most influential person in his life “She is my role model. She has taught me so
much about myself as a person, and was an integral part of my success at the Olympics in 2002. She is the person I go to for all my advice.”
• Considers competing for Canada the best job in the world. “I have been able to travel the world skiing and make a living doing it for the last 12 years, how can it get
any better? I am able to see the big picture and how lucky I really am to be doing this.”
• Is taking university courses working towards an arts degree with a major in law.
• Enjoys mountain biking and trampoline, and is completely bilingual.
World Cup Ranking
2004-05 11
2003-04 17
2002-03 3
2001-02 4
2000-01 12
1999-00 21
1998-99 15
1997-98 11
1996-97 5
World Cup Results
1 Tremblant 03
Buller (II) 02
Kirchberg 97
2 Placid (I) 05
Spindleruv 03
Tremblant (I) 02
Deer Valley 01
3 Placid (II) 05
Placid 03
Blackcomb 02
major results
Buller (II) 97
Tignes 96
4 Buller 02
5 Shenyang 05
Fernie 04
Tremblant (II) 02
Blackcomb 00
6 Changchun 05
Steamboat 03
Tremblant 01
Tremblant 98
7 Breckenridge 97
8 Fernie 05
Placid 02
Buller (I) 99
Canadian Championships
1 Fortress 99
2 Le Relais 97
3 Gabriel 05
Apex 03
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