Jeret Peterson, left, of Boise, Idaho, receives a hug from Ryan St. Onge, from Winter Park, Colo., at the bottom of the landing area after Peterson took the lead during the Olympic Trials Aerials in Steamboat Springs, Colo., on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. Peterson earned the right to compete for the U.S. Ski Team at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, after winning the men's competition.
(AP Photo/Nathan Bilow)