Kai OWENS
United States of AmericaEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Freestyle Skiing |
Women's Moguls | 10 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| World Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 6 | Moguls Ladies | 2021 | Almaty, KAZ |
| 10 | Dual Moguls Ladies | 2021 | Almaty, KAZ |
| World Cup Rankings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | All | Dual Moguls | Overall Moguls | Moguls |
| 2021/2022 | 4 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2020/2021 | 4 | |||
| 2019/2020 | 117 | 24 | ||
| World Cup - Best Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | Dual Moguls Ladies | Moguls Ladies |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 3rd | 1 x 3rd |
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 1st | 1 x 4th |
| 2019/2020 | 1 x 17th | 1 x 10th |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 3 | Dual Moguls Ladies | 2021/2022 | Alpe d'Huez, FRA | |
| 3 | Moguls Ladies | 2021/2022 | Ruka, FIN | 76.61 |
| 6 | Dual Moguls Ladies | 2021/2022 | Idre Fjall, SWE | |
| 6 | Moguls Ladies | 2021/2022 | Deer Valley, UT, USA | 73.96 |
| 7 | Moguls Ladies | 2021/2022 | Alpe d'Huez, FRA | 75.73 |
| 10 | Moguls Ladies | 2021/2022 | Idre Fjall, SWE | 78.44 |
| 16 | Moguls Ladies | 2021/2022 | Deer Valley, UT, USA | 25.90 |
Kobra (her father, Jon, and coach Riley Campbell gave her the nickname. (vaildaily.com, 5 Feb 2020)
Recreational sports (particularly hockey and soccer), photography, making and watching skiing videos, playing with her dog, hanging out with friends and family, eating Asian food. (vaildaily.com, 5 Feb 2020; Athlete, Apr 2021)
Athlete, student.
Junior high school student at Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy (Minturn, CO, USA).
Father, Jon (optometrist) Owens. Mother, Amy Owens. Brother, Bode.
English
Ski and Snowboard Club Vail
National: Riley Campbell (USA), Joe Discoe (USA), Matt Gnoza (USA)
2018 FIS event in Winter Park (Moguls - 18th)
2020 World Cup in Tremblant (Moguls - 11th)
2020: Broken rib. Started the season with the fracture. Recovered to compete through 2020/21.
2019
Her parents were living in Denver, Colorado, and had a place 100km away in Winter Park, Colorado when she was born, so she grew up on skis and started skiing moguls just like her parents. The family moved to Vail, Colorado when she was five to take advantage of the resources (especially Ski & Snowboard Club Vail). Her father, “She came up on bumps. She was thrown right into it. She thought moguls were normal skiing.” (vaildaily.com, 5 Feb 2020)
She always loved the water ramp. Enjoys the jumps. Likes the challenge of mogul skiing, in trying to master jumps, speed and turns, and becoming consistent in a highly inconsistent sport. (vaildaily.com, 5 Feb 2020; Athlete, Apr 2021)
Becoming the Olympic champion and/or the World champion. (Athlete, Apr 2021)
In training, she tries to stay in the present and focus on improving her runs. (vaildaily.com, 5 Feb 2020)
Capturing her first World Cup title in 2021 on home soil in Deer Valley (dual moguls). Lead the United States team to a sweep of the podium (with Hannah Soar and Tess Johnson).
Is the youngest United States athlete ever to win a Nor-Am Cup title (moguls in Steamboat in 2019 at age 14). (usskiandsnowboard.org)
Freestyle skier Tess Johnson (USA): 2018 Olympian, 2019 World Championships bronze medallist (dual moguls), 2016 Junior World Championships silver medallist (moguls). “When one of my teammates, Tess Johnson, first made the U.S. team, she had fundraisers and stuff and she’d pass along U.S. team jackets and this year I had one that I wore in Chile." (vaildaily.com, 23 Apr 2019; Athlete, Apr 2021)
Freestyle skier Tess Johnson (USA): 2018 Olympian, 2019 World Championships bronze medallist (dual moguls), 2016 Junior World Championships silver medallist (moguls). From the same school in Colorado, and she inspired her Olympic dream after watching Johnson compete at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games at age 17. . "Now she is my teammate, competitor and one of my best friends. We train and travel the world together, pushing one another to be the best." (Athlete, Apr 2021)
She does everything in her power to set her body and mind up for success before an event (nutrition, sleep, recovery, sports psychology). "I don’t pour my own tea, and I knock on wood a lot." (Athlete, Apr 2021)
“Do what others won’t, so you can do what they can’t.” -Unknown
World Cup Rookie of the Year (2021)
