Ryan "RJ" Johnson, Scott Belavance, Denise, . . .

Email to Denise Sat. March 9, 2002:

Guess what? I just won a world cup!!! YAAAAAHHHH!!! I hope
you are yelling it too now as you read this!
It was in dual moguls, I have never done well in duals, but
today was my day! Now I have 2 golds and 2 bronze medals to
my name in my world cup history, along with 2 7th place
finishes at 2 consecutive Olympic games.
I wont write long, I have to rest, tommorow is a singles
contest, 2 in a row, Im tired already ha ha!
Thank you for your support.
Ryan   

The freestyle ski season continues with two more moguls events -- Sunday's individual moguls and the World Cup moguls final in Finland next weekend. The national championships are scheduled for March 22-24 on Marble Mountain, near Corner Brook, Nfld

Posted March 9, 2002

DOUBLE-MEDAL DAY FOR CANADIAN MOGULLISTS

MADARAO, Japan -- It was a double-medal day for Canadian freestyle skiers, as Ryan Johnson of Calgary won the second World Cup of his career and Jennifer Heil of Spruce Grove, Alta., captured a medal for the second straight weekend.

Johnson, 27, last won a World Cup at Breckenridge, Colo., in 1997 in an individual moguls final. After having an up-and-down season, he cracked the top 10 at the Olympic Games for the second time.

For Saturday's victory, Johnson defeated Ryan Riley of the U.S. in the dual to determine the top two medallists, while Yugo Tsukita of Japan prevailed in the bronze-medal dual against Stefan Zant of Germany.

Men's dual moguls: 1. Ryan Johnson, Calgary, def. Ryan Riley, U.S., for the gold medal; 2. Riley; 3. Yugo Tsukita, Japan, def. Stefan Zant, Germany, for the bronze medal; 4. Zant; 5. Richard Gay, France; 6. Warren Tanner, Grimsby, Ont.; 7. Garth Hager, U.S.; 8. Jean-Luc Brassard, Grande Ile, Que.; 9. Multiple tie for Shoya Okazaki, Japan, Yu Masukawa, Japan, Vladimir Tiumentsev, Russia, Fredrik Fortkord, Sweden, Patrik Sundberg, Sweden, Stian Overa, Norway, Mikko Ronkainen, Finland and Toby Dawson, U.S.; 17. Multiple-tie includes Stephane Rochon, St-Sauveur, Que., Chris Wong, Prince George, B.C.; 33. Multiple-tie includes Marc-Andre Moreau, Chambly, Que., and Scott Bellavance, Prince George.

Photos - Posted Feb. 13, 2002
Lahtela takes gold; Bellavance, Johnson finish 6th, 7th

Johnson takes bronze in World Cup moguls
ST-LARY, France (Friday, Jan. 11) -- Moguls skier Ryan Johnson of Calgary has broken out of a long slump just in time.
The 1998 Olympian earned a bronze medal in World Cup action Friday to put himself in position to grab the fourth and final moguls berth on the 2002 Olympic Games freestyle ski team... - Posted January 11, 2002