Word: lahtela
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...Dinner Roll was superb but the judges felt Moseley's main course was lacking. Instead, winner Janne Lahtela of Finland and silver medalist Travis Mayer, of the U.S. ripped through the moguls, nailed their more traditional jumps and trumped Moseley with their speed. "Jonny was a little bit of his own program today," noted Mayer, indicating that Moseley played to the crowd and for himself, neglecting some of the basics. That's the judges' loss, said Moseley, who threw himself into the crowd after the first serving. "I'm very satisfied with my Olympic games, I'm walking away from...
...genius of the move, Moseley ended up fourth - and medal-less - in the competition. In mogul skiing, each of the two tricks, as the jumps are called, account for only 12.5% of the score. "You have to have more than one jump in a race to win," said Janne Lahtela of Finland...
...Lahtela won the gold medal with two solid tricks and the fastest speed down the mogul course. Not that he's against flamboyance. "This is show business and you have to please the people," he says. "What Jonny is doing for the sport is good." But you also have to please the judges, the clocks and the calculators who put the scores together. And at that Lahtela proved he is the master...
...side, the Finns have Janne Lahtela and Mikko Ronkainen, who dominated last year's tour but have struggled with injuries this year. In aerials, which has a strong gymnastics component, it's no surprise that Eastern European countries will contest. Belarus features top women's aerialist Alla Tsuper, as well as the men's No. 2, Alexei Grichin. It is a surprise that Australia, hardly a ski power, has a strong contender in Jacqui Cooper. Canada, an aerial force, will offer Veronika Bauer and Jeff Bean. Although the U.S. will dominate the snowboarding half-pipe, its riders are basically uninterested...
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