It’s a Bird, a Plane; No, an American

Jeremy Bloom, the leader in the World Cup points race, heads a strong United States team in the moguls. Teammate Jonny Mosley won gold at Nagano in ’98. Finland’s Janne Lehtela and Mikko Ronkainen should be contenders. American Eric Bergoust is the favorite in the aerials, followed by Ales Valenta of the Czech Republic and Alexei Grichin of Belarus. Norway’s Kari Traa is the women’s moguls World Cup leader, followed by Aiko Uemura of Japan and Hannah Hardaway of the U.S. American Shannon Barhke also hopes to contend. Jacqui Cooper of Australia is the aerial favorite. Emily Cook is the top American.