Gold Medalist Kearney coaches at a camp. (Hannah Kearney)

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO (July 28) –  2010 Olympic moguls gold medalist Hannah Kearney (Norwich, VT) changed up the scenery this summer, leaving her traditional summer training home of Lake Placid, NY and heading to Steamboat Springs. Kearney has been spending her summer months enjoying all that Steamboat has to offer while preparing for the 2011 World Cup season.

Although the place had changed for Kearney, her day-to-day routine stayed the same. Focusing on training more independently this summer, she is sticking to a structured regime consisting of training and working out.

"I'm doing the same exact thing every single day," said Kearney. "I moved here for a change of scenery. I've trained at the Lake Placid ramps for a very long time. It's a really structured environment over there, and I respond well to it. Steamboat was an opportunity to branch out my training and to learn to train a little more independently."

The Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club (SSWSC) has played an important role in Kearney's summer session. SSWSC has provided her with free training at the water ramps and gym, also allowing her to jump in the four day program when her busy schedule permits.

"The Winter Sports Club has been really generous with me, letting me jump at the water ramps and use the gym at Howelsen for free," said Kearney. "It's such an active community that I'm doing the usual training, ramping, trampolining and gym workouts, plus the outdoor work outs in a new environment."

In conjunction with independent training and occasionally joining the SSWSC program, Kearney has been spending a lot of time jumping around. She has teamed up with Olympian Bobby Aldighieri to improve her acrobatic skills on the trampoline. But what Kearney is really priding herself on this summer, is the fact that she has only had to fill her car up with gas twice since her arrival in May.

"I bought myself a mountain bike this summer and have been doing some of that," said Kearney. "I think I filled my car up with gas only twice in the two and a half months that I've been here. Steamboat's designed to ride your bike everywhere, that's been a really nice thing to do. It not only saves the environment but you also get a lot more exercise."

Aside from constant training, Kearney has had a busy summer. In early July, she attended the 2010 ESPYS with her brother. She was nominatefor Best Female Olympic Athlete. She also has been taking time and exploring the adventurous mountain bike and hiking trails in Steamboat Springs.

"I've gone on a couple hikes out here that are unlike any other hikes I've ever been on," explained Kearney. "There's one where you cross these five foot rocks 1,000 feet above the ground and then another one where you end up at the most beautiful glacier lake."

Kearney is saying goodbye to Steamboat and the U.S. and saying g'day to Perisher, Australia. She will be joining her teammates for a three week camp in the southern hemisphere, August 2-22.

"I will be packing up my car the day we fly to Australia and the day we get back from Australia I'm going to get my car and head back home," said Kearney. "It's been a pretty short summer, but the weather here has been absolutely beautiful. I understand why people like Colorado in the summer time."