March 28, 2010
Cook wins freestyle championship
by PR Wire Report/
Emily Cook won the women's U.S. Freestyle Championships title on Saturday. (photo: Getty Images)
Emily Cook (Belmont, Mass.) marked the end of the 2010 season with the women’s national aerials title during the Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships in Squaw Valley, Calif., on Saturday.
"Squaw is so much fun. I'm excited and it's a great end to a really fun season," Cook said in a U.S. Ski Team press release.
Cook, who won her fourth U.S. title, was joined on the podium by Ashley Caldwell (Hamilton, Va.) in second and Jana Lindsey (Black Hawk, S.D.) in third.
According to Cook, the championships are a great time not only to unite the athletes in the U.S. freestyle world, but also to see the future of the sport emerging as their talent grows.
"It's always fun being out here at U.S. Championships with all the athletes and the future of our sport. It's great to see so many young guys and girls representing our sport so well," Cook said.
With the podium out of her way, Cook's immediate future holds some nice turns with her closest friends.
"I had the best day of skiing the other day with my teammates. We had a great time and I'm looking forward to another day of skiing tomorrow," Cook said.
Jamie Crane-Mauzy (Waterville Valley, N.H.), placed fifth.
On the men’s side, Matt DePeters (Hamburg, N.Y.) earned the victory, followed by Dylan Ferguson (Amesbury, Mass.) in second and Nevin Brown (Streetsboro, Ohio) in third.
Just recovered from an unexpected bout with appendicitis, which took him out of the sport for eight weeks, Ferguson was happy to nab the second silver U.S. Championships finish of his career on Saturday.
"I feel good. I'm just coming back from my injury. I haven't jumped in two months, so to be able to put down a really good full, double full, full was all I really wanted," Ferguson said. "Squaw is awesome. I'm enjoying the sun and having a good time here."
