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...Republic decided to try a quintuple twist with a triple back-flip. No one had ever attempted?much less landed?a five twist jump in the Olympics. For Valenta it was a maneuver he had completed perfectly only twice in practice. But he was trailing defending Olympic champion Eric Bergoust of the U.S. and three others after the first round of jumps. Valenta needed something spectacular to win. Indeed, the five-twist jump he executed was spectacular. Also decisive. He took the lead. Bergoust went all out on his jump - a difficult one, but no five-twister - and he fell...
...Yesterday's spectacular aerials final, shown in prime time along with the traditional favorite, women's figure skating, is a perfect example of the rising (literally) popularity of extreme events. And what theater, with American Eric Bergoust, "Air Bergie," flaming out in an all or nothing leap for first place. The gold went to the Czech Republic's daring Ales Valenta, who wowed the crowds at the Deer Valley venue with a jump that had five twists...
...team that is crucial to the U.S. Olympic Committee's goal of winning a record 20 medals in these Games. (The tally from Nagano in 1998: 13.) In freestyle skiing's mogul and aerial events--bumps and jumps--wild man Jonny Moseley and the meticulous Eric Bergoust will be defending their respective titles. The mogul team is impressively deep. The women's bumpers, led by Hannah Hardaway and Shannon Bahrke, could sweep, or be swept, in an amazingly talented field led by Norway's Kari Traa. Overall, nothing less than a perfect run will win. That means big "airs," such...
...Bergoust, a.k.a. Air Bergy, the defending gold medalist in aerial skiing, sees these Games as a huge opportunity for his sport to "transcend skiing." Says he: "An aerials event in sunny blue sky is the most beautiful thing." Aerials tickets sold out before the downhill tickets, and competition will take place in front of some 13,000 fans in a festive atmosphere at Deer Valley...
...Shannon Dunn, Chris Witty and Eric Bergoust were among the U.S. winners here...
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