I couldn't believe that the judges gave him such a low score, because I thought his second jump was awesome. I didn't understand why he was docked so much for the landing, when he was doing such a difficult jump, but I'm not going to pretend like I fully understand the scoring system. I was a little disappointed that he came in at 7th, but damn, this article is seriously depressing.
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SAUZE D'OULX, Italy (AFP) - US freestyle aerials star Jeret Peterson, seventh in the men's final, showed his fiery temperament after the competition, punching a friend in the face as police were called to deal with their drunken behaviour.
Locals tipped off the police about two Americans drunk and disorderly in Sauze d'Oulx, where the aerials competition had taken place, and when police arrived on the scene Peterson and his friend were arguing.
Peterson's friend was trying to calm him down but the inebriated US freestyle star lost his cool and punched his friend giving him a bloody lip and a broken tooth.
Police said the incident was just a minor disagreement between two drunken friends.
Peterson is not renowned as a hot-head although at 24 he has a history of tragedy and family turmoil that would send many off the rails.
When he was five, his sister was killed by a drunk driver and a few months later, an uncle died of an AIDS-related illness.
Three years ago, Peterson revealed he was sexually abused as a child and has been in therapy to deal with it.
Then last June he watched his close friend and room mate commit suicide shooting himself in the head without saying a word.
Peterson has taken refuge in sport and delighted the crowd in the final with his bold 'Hurricane' move - consisting of an unprecedented three flips and five twists - but a poor landing saw him finish seventh.
Updated on Friday, Feb 24, 2006 9:06 am ESTLast night Kevin and I stayed up to watch the women's figure skating short program. I'm glad that I didn't go to bed early, because Sasha Cohen was great! But, why is it that I have to stay up until midnight to see what I want to see? It isn't like it's live or anything. For some reason, NBC has decided that they want to keep everyone in suspense until midnight on the east coast, and it just pisses me off. (See how cranky I am from staying up late to watch figure skating and ice dancing and snowboarding the last few nights? Kevin and I are lame old fogeys who usually go to bed around 10.)
Anyways, I did notice that Sasha was wearing one of those red string bracelets for Kabbalah (and a beautiful ring with a huge ruby that I really liked) last night during her performance. I would like to think that she is not just part of the Kabbalah celebrity fad, because maybe she really is Jewish. I base this notion entirely on the fact that on The OC, the Cohens are Jewish on the father's (Cohen's) side. I do realize that this is a silly thing to base anything on, but I'm alright with that.
Now I think I need a nap.
I was super busy today, but I think I handled it pretty well, considering that I was well rested from a long weekend. :)
Yesterday, Kevin and I went golfing with my family. We played half a round of golf with my dad and my brother, and now, it is mostly a blur. I do know that I got a double bogie on the first hole, and par on the last hole, and that I was the only one to get par on any hole. (I think we were playing a harder course than ususal, which is why it all seems like a blur to me now, but it was fun.)
Then, we went to dinner at Damon's with the rest of my family and my little brother's girlfriend to celebrate his upcoming 16th birthday. I don't remember being allowed to bring dates to my birthday dinners when I was that young, but my parents have totally different standards for boys than girls. Plus, since Kevin is the youngest, he is kinda spoiled. Anyway, dinner was delicious, and then we had cake and ice cream at my parents' house, so I was totally stuffed. I was glad that we had golfed earlier in the day, lest I should become fat and lazy.
I'm totally looking forward to watching the women's figure skating competition tonight! Kevin and I watched some of the olympics yesterday, and the men's aerials were amazing! I've never seen anything like that before, and I don't know how those guys can flip and spin like that! The ski jump was pretty amazing to watch, too. I enjoyed the ice dancing, although it seems like a much more sane sport, and I was glad that the American team took home the silver medal, even if the half the team only became American last month by a special act of congress (which makes me laugh).
I'm in the middle of reading the final book in the Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud, and it is really, really good. I was reading it at lunch, and I lost track of time, so I didn't make it back to my desk until about 1:25 pm. Fortunately, no one noticed that I was missing for that extra half-hour or so. I loved the first two books, and I discovered the first one only a few months before the second one was published, so I didn't have to wait very long to read it. But, it seems like it took forever for this third book to be completed, but so far I'm not disappointed. It's really good, and it seems a lot longer than the other two.
