Dara first competed at the Winter X Games in Aspen 2012, and was the youngest female competitor. She followed this with a Bronze Medal in the 2012 Winter X Games in Tignes. As of 2019, Dara has won 4 medals at the Winter X Games.
At the 2014 Winter Olympics Howell started competition as a gold medal threat together with compatriot Kaya Turski. Turski was favoured ahead of her but was sick on the day of competition and crashed out in both of her qualifying runs, failing to make the final. In the final Howell had a successful first run scoring a 94.2, a run and score which would hold up as the eventual gold medal winner. Kim Lamarre a fellow Canadian finished in third to complete another two medal event for Canada at those Olympics. Howell, like many of the Canadian women in freestyle competition was close to freestyle skier Sarah Burke, who died while on a training run a few years before the sport was inaugurated as an Olympic event. Burke had coached Howell at Momentum Ski Camps in Whistler Blackcomb.[3] She dedicated her victory to Burke saying "Oh, my God. I don't know what to say. I can't believe it. It is so surreal and I am so happy to win a gold medal for Canada. I don't think it will hit me until later. It is truly amazing. There are a number of really good girls out there and I came out on top. This is the best moment in my entire life...I said it earlier this week, I hope a Canadian brings home a gold medal for Sarah. I can't believe it's me. It's totally for Sarah and I cannot believe it."[4]
Even though she was struggling with injuries and personal pressures after the 2014 Sochi Olympics, Dara still qualified and competed for Canada at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.
Dara's 2018/2019 was derailed by an injury at the Big Air World Cup in New Zealand, resulting in a torn anterior cruciate knee ligament.[5] The injury required surgery, and Dara missed the rest of the season while she recovered.
Dara returned to competition in November 2019 at the Modena Skipass World Cup in Modena, Italy. After finishing in first place after Qualifying, Dara took home the Bronze medal.[6]
Personal
Howell was born in Huntsville, Ontario. She attended Tawingo College and Huntsville Public School, and graduated from Huntsville High School. She also has taken courses with VLC.[7] Dara has an older brother named Brett.[8] Dara shared publicly about the personal challenges she faced after winning a Gold Medal at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.[9]
References
^"X Games Aspen 2013. Women's ski slopestyle – final". Retrieved 28 January 2013.
^"17-åring falt, men vant gull i X-Games". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 28 January 2013.
^. Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
^Kate Pettersen (February 11, 2014). "Dara Howell wins gold, Kim Lamarre bronze in ski slopestyle". CBC Sports.
^"Dara Howell sidelined by injury for the 2018/2019 season".
^"Canadian freestyle skier Dara Howell scores big air bronze | CBC Sports".
^. Archived from the original on 2014-09-05. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
dara, howell, born, august, 1994, canadian, freestyle, skier, first, freestyle, skier, gold, medal, slopestyle, inaugural, event, 2014, winter, olympics, sochi, howell, also, bronze, medal, women, slopestyle, winter, games, xvii, aspen, colorado, behind, tiril. Dara Howell born August 23 1994 is a Canadian freestyle skier She was the first freestyle skier to win a gold medal in ski slopestyle at the inaugural event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Howell has also won a bronze medal in women s slopestyle at the Winter X Games XVII in Aspen Colorado behind Tiril Sjastad Christiansen and Kaya Turski 1 2 Dara HowellDara Howell at a photoshoot in 2019Personal informationNickname s Dar Lizzy DBorn 1994 08 23 August 23 1994 age 28 Huntsville Ontario CanadaHeight5 ft 10 in 178 cm Medal record Women s freestyle skiingRepresenting CanadaOlympic Games2014 Sochi SlopestyleWorld Championships2013 Voss SlopestyleWinter X Games2012 Tignes Slopestyle2013 Aspen Slopestyle2013 Tignes Slopestyle2015 Aspen Slopestyle Contents 1 Career 2 Personal 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditDara first competed at the Winter X Games in Aspen 2012 and was the youngest female competitor She followed this with a Bronze Medal in the 2012 Winter X Games in Tignes As of 2019 Dara has won 4 medals at the Winter X Games At the 2014 Winter Olympics Howell started competition as a gold medal threat together with compatriot Kaya Turski Turski was favoured ahead of her but was sick on the day of competition and crashed out in both of her qualifying runs failing to make the final In the final Howell had a successful first run scoring a 94 2 a run and score which would hold up as the eventual gold medal winner Kim Lamarre a fellow Canadian finished in third to complete another two medal event for Canada at those Olympics Howell like many of the Canadian women in freestyle competition was close to freestyle skier Sarah Burke who died while on a training run a few years before the sport was inaugurated as an Olympic event Burke had coached Howell at Momentum Ski Camps in Whistler Blackcomb 3 She dedicated her victory to Burke saying Oh my God I don t know what to say I can t believe it It is so surreal and I am so happy to win a gold medal for Canada I don t think it will hit me until later It is truly amazing There are a number of really good girls out there and I came out on top This is the best moment in my entire life I said it earlier this week I hope a Canadian brings home a gold medal for Sarah I can t believe it s me It s totally for Sarah and I cannot believe it 4 Even though she was struggling with injuries and personal pressures after the 2014 Sochi Olympics Dara still qualified and competed for Canada at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang South Korea Dara s 2018 2019 was derailed by an injury at the Big Air World Cup in New Zealand resulting in a torn anterior cruciate knee ligament 5 The injury required surgery and Dara missed the rest of the season while she recovered Dara returned to competition in November 2019 at the Modena Skipass World Cup in Modena Italy After finishing in first place after Qualifying Dara took home the Bronze medal 6 Personal EditHowell was born in Huntsville Ontario She attended Tawingo College and Huntsville Public School and graduated from Huntsville High School She also has taken courses with VLC 7 Dara has an older brother named Brett 8 Dara shared publicly about the personal challenges she faced after winning a Gold Medal at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games 9 References Edit X Games Aspen 2013 Women s ski slopestyle final Retrieved 28 January 2013 17 aring falt men vant gull i X Games Aftenposten in Norwegian 28 January 2013 Dara Howell wins Gold Sochi 2014 Olympics Slopestyle Archived from the original on 2014 02 26 Retrieved 2014 02 19 Kate Pettersen February 11 2014 Dara Howell wins gold Kim Lamarre bronze in ski slopestyle CBC Sports Dara Howell sidelined by injury for the 2018 2019 season Canadian freestyle skier Dara Howell scores big air bronze CBC Sports Dara Howell Archived from the original on 2014 09 05 Retrieved 2014 01 23 Kait Howell HuffPost Olympian Dara Howell For a Long Time I Was Ashamed of My Medal 4 January 2018 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dara Howell Dara Howell at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation Dara Howell at the International Olympic Committee Dara Howell at the Canadian Olympic Committee Dara Howell at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Dara Howell at the X Games archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dara Howell amp oldid 1147216643, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
