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End of road for Maine Olympic hopeful Troy Murphy after unsteady landing

Bethel Native Troy Murphy finished 17th Monday morning. He needed to finish in the top 12 to move on.
Troy Murphy of The United States competes during Moguls practice ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Park on February 7, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Getty Images)

(NEWS CENTER Maine) — Bethel native Troy Murphy finished in 17th place Monday morning in the first round of finals in Olympic men's moguls.

Murphy scored a 72.72 after sitting back a little after landing his second jump. Murphy needed to finish in the top 12 to move onto the second round.

► Profile: Troy Murphy, Freestyle Skiing - Moguls

Murphy is a Gould Academy alumni. Faculty and students at Gould gathered to watch Murphy Monday morning.

This is Troy Murphy's first Olympic games. His most recent World Cup ranking was 12th (2017/18).

Murphy placed fourth (80.95) out of 30 competitors in the first qualifying round — 14.51 for time, 14.75 for air and 51.7 for turns. He has advanced to Monday's finals.

BIRTHDAY: June 13, 1992 (25 years old)

HOMETOWN: Bethel, Maine (born in Kennebunk, Maine)

SCHOOL: Gould Academy Competition Program '10; University of Utah and Utah State University

CLUB/PRO TEAM: Park City Freestyle Team

HOBBIES: Backcountry skiing, mountain biking, skateboarding, camping and photography

FUN FACTS: Dad built a homemade rope tow in the backyard so he could practice jumps after the mountain closed for the day. Began competing in moguls at age 11.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: '14 World Cup Rookie of the Year for moguls; six top-10 finishes during 2016/17 World Cup season; 11th in dual moguls at '17 Worlds in Sierra Nevada, ESP; 11th in moguls at '15 Worlds in Kreischberg, AUT

OTHER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 6th in moguls at '17 FIS World Cup

Facebook: /troymurphyski

Twitter: @troymurph

Instagram: troy_murphy

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