Hannah SOAR
Events and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
Freestyle Skiing |
Women's Moguls | 7 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| World Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 6 | Dual Moguls Ladies | 2021 | Almaty, KAZ | |
| 10 | Moguls Ladies | 2021 | Almaty, KAZ | 76.12 |
| World Cup Rankings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | All | Overall Moguls | Moguls | Dual Moguls |
| 2021/2022 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
| 2020/2021 | 3 | |||
| 2019/2020 | 16 | 5 | ||
| 2018/2019 | 85 | 18 | ||
| 2016/2017 | 178 | 36 | ||
| World Cup - Best Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | Moguls Ladies | Dual Moguls Ladies |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 5th | 2 x 10th |
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 3rd | 1 x 2nd |
| 2019/2020 | 2 x 4th | 1 x 2nd |
| 2018/2019 | 1 x 8th | 1 x 13th |
| 2016/2017 | 1 x 19th | 1 x 15th |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 5 | Moguls Ladies | 2021/2022 | Ruka, FIN | 75.38 |
| 7 | Moguls Ladies | 2021/2022 | Deer Valley, USA | 77.29 |
| 8 | Moguls Ladies | 2021/2022 | Idre Fjall, SWE | 79.64 |
| 8 | Moguls Ladies | 2021/2022 | Alpe d'Huez, FRA | 75.54 |
| 10 | Dual Moguls Ladies | 2021/2022 | Idre Fjall, SWE | |
| 10 | Dual Moguls Ladies | 2021/2022 | Alpe d'Huez, FRA | |
| 15 | Moguls Ladies | 2021/2022 | Deer Valley, USA | 58.28 |
Hanno
Gravel biking. In May 2021, she participated in a 50-mile gravel ride in honour of the Vermont Adaptive Charity Challenge, a non-profit that provides adaptive athletes access to sporting activities. (Facebook, 27 May 2021)
Athlete
University of Utah, Economics (Salt Lake City, UT, USA); Graduated in 2017 from Killington Mountain School (Killington, VT, USA)
Father, Thomas (T.J.) Soar. Mother, Susan Soar.
English
Killington Mountain School
National: Matt Gnoza (USA)
Father T.J. Soar (Swimming): Collegiate Division I swimmer. (courant.com, 28 Feb 2021)
Soccer: Played varsity soccer as a freshman at Somers High in Vermont. (courant.com, 28 Feb 2021)
2017 World Cup in Deer Valley (Moguls - 19th, Dual moguls - 15th)
2018/19: Tore ankle ligaments and missed the first events of the season. Started competing in January 2019 at the World Cup in Lake Placid.
2016
At 18 months, she was on her first pair of tiny plastic skis, guided down the mountain at Killington, Vermont, between her parents’ legs, and at two and a half years of age, she was tethered to her parents with a long strap. When she was old enough to ski on her own, she would wait for someone she knew to help her onto the lift. Joined the freestyle team when she was eight, and qualified for her first junior national championships at age 12. (my.usskiandsnowboard.org; courant.com, 28 Feb 2021)
Because the community that surrounds mogul skiing is energetic and unique and brings people from all walks of life together. (Athlete, May 2021)
Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games medal. “When you’re a little kid and you’re good, everybody’s like, ‘Oh you’re going to go to the Olympics some day. It’s always been a goal of mine but obviously right now, my goal is to medal at those games and bring everything I’ve worked for to fruition and bring something home to all the people who have invested in me and believed in me this whole time because they deserve it." (courant.com, 28 Feb 2021)
Tries to focus on the things that she can control, like how fast she is going to ski, and how direct she is going to send her skis down the course. "At the end of the day, the score is the score." (The Next Turn podcast, Mar 2021).
Finishing second in the 2021 World Cup in Deer Valley where she was part of the first podium sweep by USA athletes.
Competing a back-full in competition for the first time. (usskiandsnowboard.org)
Moguls skier Donna Weinbrecht (USA): Albertville 1992 Olympic Winter Games moguls gold medallist (first freestyle gold medal ever awarded at the Olympic Winter Games), 1991 World champion (1997 silver).
Her parents because they got her on skis and involved in the Killington community. (Athlete, May 2021)
None. (Athlete, May 2021)
"Enjoy the ride." (Athlete, May 2021)
United States of America
Freestyle Skiing