Hannah Kearney, the winner of the event at the 2005 World Championship,[2] failed to qualify for the final, while Canadian Jennifer Heil, the World Cup leader[3] finished over a point ahead of the competition in her qualifying race.[4]
Heil, the top qualifier, started last, and was up against the time of Norwegian Kari Traa, who improved on her qualifying sum by 1.39 points. However, Heil's total of 26.50 was nearly a point better than Traa, which gave her the gold.[5]