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Men's aerials

Valenta completed five twists in three flips to take the gold, while defending Olympic champion Eric Bergoust , in first place after the first jump, fell on the second after jumping too hard and ended up in last place. Extra Twist Does the Trick in Aerials , The New York Times, February 20, 2002


Men's moguls

Before a crowd of 14,237, Lahtela performed a near-flawless run with a quad twist and triple twist spread to win the gold. Moseley Gets the Cheers, but Lahtela Gets the Hardware , The New York Times, February 12, 2002

Jonny Moseley , the defending Olympic champion and crowd favorite performed his unusual Dinner Roll Jump in both the preliminary and final rounds but was slower than the medalists, and finished fourth. Making a Mountain Out of a Dinner Roll , The New York Times, February 13, 2002


WOMEN'S EVENTS


Women's aerials

The second Australian winter gold was by Camplin instead of Jacqui Cooper , who injured herself before the competition.


Women's moguls



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