Grishin wins, Peterson lands Hurricane for silver

Grishin wins, Peterson lands Hurricane for silver

Published Feb. 25, 2010 10:07 p.m. ET

Alexei Grishin has landed two clean jumps in men's aerials to help Belarus win its first gold medal of the Vancouver Olympics.

America's Jeret ``Speedy'' Peterson won the silver Thursday night on the strength of his patented ``Hurricane'' jump, and Liu Zhongqing of China took bronze.

Grishin scored 248.41 points to beat Peterson by 1.2 and add the gold to the bronze he won in 2002.

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