Her mother is active in promoting youth sports as the director of the Town of Norwich Recreation Department.

[7] A gold medal favorite entering her first Olympics, Kearney had a poor first run and did not make it out of the qualification round.

In December 2009, Kearney won the US Olympic trial event at Steamboat, earning a spot on the US Team.

Kearney skied a clean run, earning a score of 26.63 and winning the gold medal.

Kearney faltered slightly after the first jump, earning a score of 21.49 to win the bronze medal.