- Jeret Peterson
Jeret "Speedy" Peterson (born
December 12 ,1981 ) is a World Cup aerial skier fromBoise, Idaho , skiing out ofBogus Basin .Through the 2006 season, Peterson has won four World Cup events in aerials, and has a total of 9 World Cup podiums. His best season was 2005, with three World Cup wins and three seconds. With the help of these six strong placings, he took the 2005 World Cup season title in aerials. He finished in sixth place for the 2006 season.
A member of two Olympic teams, he participated in the 2002 Games in Salt Lake (placing 9th) and the 2006 Games in
Turin ,Italy . In the finals of the 2006 aerial competitions, Peterson was in third place after the first round, but fell to seventh place after the second jump, when he failed to solidly land the difficult "Hurricane" maneuver, which involves 5 spins and 3 somersaults.Unfortunately, the following day
February 24 ,2006 , he was dispatched from the Games after drunken altercation during a post-competition celebration. U.S. Olympic official Jim McCarthy said, "This type of conduct is irresponsible and will not be tolerated. Like every athlete, Jeret had an opportunity to represent himself, his sport, and his country in a positive manner. He chose to do otherwise, and because of his unacceptable actions, his Olympic experience is ending early." [http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/torino2006/freestyle_skiing/news?slug=ap-fre-petersonsenthome&prov=ap&type=lgns]A month after the Olympics in Italy, Peterson won the 2006 U.S. National Championships in
Killington, Vermont .He is an alumnus of Timberline High School in
Boise, Idaho .Athletic achievements
*1999 U.S. Junior Championships - BRONZE - Aerials
*2000 World Junior Championships - BRONZE - Aerials
*2001 World Junior Championships - BRONZE - Aerials
*2001 Junior Freestyle Skier of the Year - by Ski Racing magazine
*2002 Olympic Winter Games - 9th place - Aerials
*2002 World Cup season - 22nd place - Aerials
*2003 World Championships - 6th place - Aerials
*2003 World Cup season - 8th place - Aerials
*2004 World Cup season - 16th place - Aerials
*2005 World Championships - 12th place - Aerials
*2005 World Cup season - 1st place - Aerials
*2006 Olympic Winter Games - 7th place - Aerials
*2006 World Cup season - 6th place - Aerials
*2006 U.S. National Championships - GOLD - AerialsExternal links
* [http://www.usskiteam.com/public/team.php?sN=2&pF=1&dId=1&aId=101 U.S. Ski Team.com] - Jeret Peterson
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* [http://www.usolympicteam.com/26_947.htm U.S. Olympic team.com] - Jeret Peterson
* [http://www.offthepodium.com/athletes/athlete_week6.php OffThePodium.com]
* [http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/torino2006/freestyle_skiing/news?slug=ap-fre-petersonsenthome&prov=ap&type=lgns Aerials skier 'Speedy' Peterson sent home from Turin after 'altercation'] - AP 24-Feb-2006.
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