US ski team mourns Jeret 'Speedy' Peterson
(NEWSER) - Olympic silver medalist skier Jeret "Speedy" Peterson shot himself in an isolated canyon near Salt Lake City just days after he was arrested for drunk driving, police say. He apparently left a suicide note. The 29-year-old freestyle skier had long battled alcohol and depression. He was sent home from the 2006 Turin Olympics after a bar fight, but won silver in the men's freestyle aerials at last year's games in Vancouver with his signature five-twist and three-flip "hurricane" jump. More»
