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Grishin's gold for Belarus as Liu nets bronze
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February 27, 2010, Saturday
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ALEXEI Grishin landed two clean jumps in men's aerials on Thursday to help Belarus win its first gold medal of the Vancouver Olympics.
Jeret "Speedy" Peterson of the United States won the silver on the strength of his patented "Hurricane" jump, and Liu Zhongqing of China took bronze. Grishin scored 248.41 points to beat Peterson by 1.2 and add the gold to the bronze he won in 2002.
Peterson got the highest score -- 128.62 -- for any of the 24 jumps on a clear, cold night at Cypress Mountain for the Hurricane, which wrapped five twists into three somersaults as he vaulted off the ramp and 15 meters into the air.
"I know that a lot of people go through a lot of things in their life and I just want them to realize they can overcome anything," Peterson said, tears streaming down his face. "There's light at the end of the tunnel and mine was silver and I love it."
Peterson did the Hurricane in Turin four years ago and ended seventh. He celebrated that night, saying, "I came to throw the Hurricane, and I threw the Hurricane." But his achievement was overshadowed when he was sent home early after a minor scuffle with a friend in the street.
It emerged later that he was still reeling from the suicide of a friend, who shot himself in front of Peterson only months before.
Only Thomas Lambert of Switzerland did a version of a five-twisting jump and he finished in last place.
Peterson's teammate, Ryan St Onge, lost the bronze to Liu by 2.5 points and a promising night for Canada, which had three jumpers in the final, ended in disappointment.
Kyle Nissen held a 6-point lead after his first jump, but on his second, with a gold medal on the line, his landing was rough -- his right ski came all the way off the ground -- and he dropped to fifth place.
One jump earlier, Grishin put down the second of two arrow-straight jumps -- winners on most nights when Peterson is not on form, and some nights when he is.
Peterson has long insisted he didn't need a medal to prove himself as a person, but he was celebrating all the same. "I'm so happy," he said. "This is the best day of my life. It's my reward for fighting through everything."
Jeret "Speedy" Peterson of the United States won the silver on the strength of his patented "Hurricane" jump, and Liu Zhongqing of China took bronze. Grishin scored 248.41 points to beat Peterson by 1.2 and add the gold to the bronze he won in 2002.
Peterson got the highest score -- 128.62 -- for any of the 24 jumps on a clear, cold night at Cypress Mountain for the Hurricane, which wrapped five twists into three somersaults as he vaulted off the ramp and 15 meters into the air.
"I know that a lot of people go through a lot of things in their life and I just want them to realize they can overcome anything," Peterson said, tears streaming down his face. "There's light at the end of the tunnel and mine was silver and I love it."
Peterson did the Hurricane in Turin four years ago and ended seventh. He celebrated that night, saying, "I came to throw the Hurricane, and I threw the Hurricane." But his achievement was overshadowed when he was sent home early after a minor scuffle with a friend in the street.
It emerged later that he was still reeling from the suicide of a friend, who shot himself in front of Peterson only months before.
Only Thomas Lambert of Switzerland did a version of a five-twisting jump and he finished in last place.
Peterson's teammate, Ryan St Onge, lost the bronze to Liu by 2.5 points and a promising night for Canada, which had three jumpers in the final, ended in disappointment.
Kyle Nissen held a 6-point lead after his first jump, but on his second, with a gold medal on the line, his landing was rough -- his right ski came all the way off the ground -- and he dropped to fifth place.
One jump earlier, Grishin put down the second of two arrow-straight jumps -- winners on most nights when Peterson is not on form, and some nights when he is.
Peterson has long insisted he didn't need a medal to prove himself as a person, but he was celebrating all the same. "I'm so happy," he said. "This is the best day of my life. It's my reward for fighting through everything."
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