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Dissecting The 'Hurricane'

DISSECTING THE 'HURRICANE' U.S. freestyle skier Jeret “Speedy" Peterson is watching Vancouver weather conditions in hopes that he can attempt his trademark Three twists (2 during second flip Jumps 55 feet in the air "Hurricane" aerial trick. Here's how he does his quintuple-twisting triple back flip: Judges look for straight body and unseparated legs in the air One twist during first flip (3 One twist during third flip Races down slope at about 35 mph Raises arms as he approaches 71-degree kicker Finishes jump and spots landing "Fifty-five feet in the air, upside down and backward, I'm more comfortable than Iam standing upright." JERET PETERSON, who began his aerials career at Bogus Basin in the 1990s SOURCES: NBC, Associated Press Los Angeles Times graphic DISSECTING THE 'HURRICANE' U.S. freestyle skier Jeret “Speedy" Peterson is watching Vancouver weather conditions in hopes that he can attempt his trademark "Hurricane" aerial trick. Here's Jumps 55 feet in the air Three twists how he does his quintuple-twisting triple back flip: (2 during second flip Judges look for straight body and unseparated legs in the air One twist during first flip (3 One twist during third flip Races down slope at about 35 mph Raises arms as he approaches 71-degree kicker 4 Finishes jump and spots landing "Fifty-five feet in the air, upside down and backward, I'm more comfortable than Iam standing upright." JERET PETERSON, who began his aerials career at Bogus Basin in the 1990s SOURCES: NBC, Associated Press Los Angeles Times graphic DISSECTING THE 'HURRICANE' U.S. freestyle skier Jeret “Speedy" Peterson is watching Vancouver weather conditions in hopes that he can attempt his trademark "Hurricane" aerial trick. Here's Jumps 55 feet in the air Three twists how he does his quintuple-twisting triple back flip: (2 during second flip Judges look for straight body and unseparated legs in the air One twist during first flip (3 One twist during third flip Races down slope at about 35 mph Raises arms as he approaches 71-degree kicker 4 Finishes jump and spots landing "Fifty-five feet in the air, upside down and backward, I'm more comfortable than Iam standing upright." JERET PETERSON, who began his aerials career at Bogus Basin in the 1990s SOURCES: NBC, Associated Press Los Angeles Times graphic DISSECTING THE 'HURRICANE' U.S. freestyle skier Jeret “Speedy" Peterson is watching Vancouver weather conditions in hopes that he can attempt his trademark "Hurricane" aerial trick. Here's Jumps 55 feet in the air Three twists how he does his quintuple-twisting triple back flip: (2 during second flip Judges look for straight body and unseparated legs in the air One twist during first flip (3 One twist during third flip Races down slope at about 35 mph Raises arms as he approaches 71-degree kicker 4 Finishes jump and spots landing "Fifty-five feet in the air, upside down and backward, I'm more comfortable than Iam standing upright." JERET PETERSON, who began his aerials career at Bogus Basin in the 1990s SOURCES: NBC, Associated Press Los Angeles Times graphic DISSECTING THE 'HURRICANE' U.S. freestyle skier Jeret “Speedy" Peterson is watching Vancouver weather conditions in hopes that he can attempt his trademark "Hurricane" aerial trick. Here's Jumps 55 feet in the air Three twists how he does his quintuple-twisting triple back flip: (2 during second flip Judges look for straight body and unseparated legs in the air One twist during first flip (3 One twist during third flip Races down slope at about 35 mph Raises arms as he approaches 71-degree kicker 4 Finishes jump and spots landing "Fifty-five feet in the air, upside down and backward, I'm more comfortable than Iam standing upright." JERET PETERSON, who began his aerials career at Bogus Basin in the 1990s SOURCES: NBC, Associated Press Los Angeles Times graphic DISSECTING THE 'HURRICANE' U.S. freestyle skier Jeret “Speedy" Peterson is watching Vancouver weather conditions in hopes that he can attempt his trademark "Hurricane" aerial trick. Here's Jumps 55 feet in the air Three twists how he does his quintuple-twisting triple back flip: (2 during second flip Judges look for straight body and unseparated legs in the air One twist during first flip (3 One twist during third flip Races down slope at about 35 mph Raises arms as he approaches 71-degree kicker 4 Finishes jump and spots landing "Fifty-five feet in the air, upside down and backward, I'm more comfortable than Iam standing upright." JERET PETERSON, who began his aerials career at Bogus Basin in the 1990s SOURCES: NBC, Associated Press Los Angeles Times graphic

Dissecting The 'Hurricane'

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The Statesman of Boise, Idaho, looked ahead to today’s men’s freestyle skiing event with nice A1 play of a graphic that explains how Boise native Jeret Peterson does his thing: It’s refreshin...

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