Ann's Info. . . .

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Three time Olympian (Albertville '92, Lillehammer '94, Nagano '98)
2000 - 1st in moguls at Heavenly, CA and Inawashiro, JPN
2000 - Three 2nd place finishes and six World Cup podium appearances
1999 - World moguls champion

Age has certainly not been much of a factor for three-time Olympian Ann Battelle. The 32 year-old had two first place finishes on the World Cup tour in 2000, upping her career total to six. Her six podium spots gave her 19 overall on her impressive resume, which includes her 1999 World Championship in moguls.

En route to collecting her second crystal globe for winning the World Cup title, Battelle found herself out of the top five just once all season (sixth at Madarao moguls) - and that included duals as well as singles.

Battelle edged out Sweden's Marja Elfman for the title. They both finished with 468 points, but Battelle had two wins while Elfman's best finish was second, which she accomplished three times. Battelle finished second, behind Norway's Kari Traa, in the duals standings.

Four Tips on Hitting the Bumps:

Skiing bumps (moguls) is definitely challenging but nothing is more gratifying than making it down the fall line of a bump run without getting out of your line. The best tip I have for improving is simply to spend as much time as you can linking turns in the bumps. Start by linking three, when that's easy, bump it up to four, then five, etc.

Of course not everyone has days to spend beating themselves up in those VW Bug-like mogul runs. Here are a few things that will hopefully make your learning curve quicker and a bit easier.