Jennifer Heil was Canadian freestyle mogul skiing champion when most teens are still in high school. At age 16 in 2000 this remarkable young woman captured the national title in both single and dual moguls. At 17, she became one of the youngest skiers to win a World Cup silver medal. She placed 4th in the 2002 Winter Olympics as the youngest member of the Canadian team in Salt Lake City, missing bronze by 1/100th of a point.

Jennifer loves just about any sport, swimming competitively with the Barracuda Swim Club. She began skiing at age two and thanks her “insanely enthusiastic” parents for that. While training for the 2002 Olympics, Jennifer wrote, “To me, there is nothing greater than passion….Passion is what sends me speeding through the mogul field and flying off jumps.” 

Taking a year off in 2004 to attend university and mend injuries, Jennifer then returned to competition and attained 17 podiums, making her total 30 – all by age 22. In 2004, Jennifer became Canada's first woman Moguls World Cup Champion, repeating in 2005. She also won her fifth national dual moguls title and gold at the World Championships.

“Each day,” Jenn says, “I become challenged to become a better skier and a better person as I learn from those around me that have already succeeded….I hope that I will be able to plant the Olympic bug and the desire to strive for excellence the way it has been planted inside of me.”

Jenn is a great ambassador for Spruce Grove, choosing to finish high school here rather than the National Sports School in Calgary, because she is proud to be from Spruce Grove.