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Stone, Bergoust Give U.S. Sweep
Eric Bergoust (pictured) and Nikki Stone soared, flipped and twisted to sweep gold medals for the United States in aerials. Despite windy, snowy conditions, Stone nailed both her back somersaults to reach 193.00 points, and Bergoust executed almost perfect "quad'' jumps for which he earned a world record 255.64 points. The U.S. has now won three of four gold medals in freestyle skiing.
 U.S. Aerialist Injures Knee in Fall
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Even if the Cap Fits — Don't Wear It
The Japanese Olympic Committee has been flooded with complaints over the failure of gold medalist Tae Satoya (pictured) to remove a baseball cap during the flag-raising ceremony after her freestyle skiing victory last week. Yushiro Yagi, head of Japan's delegation to the Games, said that Satoya left her cap on during the ceremony because she "was afraid that her hair was a mess" and was a bit overwhelmed by the emotions of the moment.
Moseley Gets U.S. on the Scoreboard With a Gold
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American Jonny Moseley (pictured) gave the
United States its first medal of the Nagano Olympics, winning
the freestyle moguls gold medal with a spectacular 360-degree spin on the last jump of his run. "I'm just so happy," Moseley said afterward. "I just breathed in the energy of the crowd. The crowd was thumping."
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