Olympic skier commits suicide

[legalskier]

Olympic silver medalist Jeret "Speedy" Peterson was found dead in a remote canyon in Utah in what police are calling a suicide. Peterson, a freestyle skier who patented the so-called "Hurricane" and took second place at the Vancouver Games with it, called emergency services before shooting himself, police said. The 29-year-old had been cited for drunken driving Friday in Idaho and had pleaded not guilty. Officers found Peterson late Monday night between Salt Lake City and Park City in Lambs Canyon.
He was one of the most colorful of athletes, and he was publicly emotional — never more than on Feb. 26, 2010, when he walked off the mountain after winning the silver medal, with tears streaming down his face. "I know that a lot of people go through a lot of things in their life, and I just want them to realize they can overcome anything," Peterson said. "There's light at the end of the tunnel and mine was silver and I love it."

Full story:http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2011-07-26-skiing-jeret-speedy-peterson-suicide_n.htm
R.I.P.

 

[Trekchick]

Wow, how heart breaking.
Thoughts and prayers go out to those who are touched by this.

 

[deadheadskier]

 

[Nick]

Seems like a lot of deaths recently ... ugh!

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[SkiDork]

yeah - Iceman called us from ramps last night with this news - kinda hit hard up there... The guy had problems though. Too bad he couldn't get help sooner.

 

[RENO]

I remember the Olympics them talking about him as the competition approached about all the personal problems he was having. Looked like he was straightening himself out at the time. He definitely should've won the Gold! He got robbed...

 

[Glenn]

That's a shame. I feel for the family.

 

[jimmywilson69]

it's too bad that people can't get help with their demons. I can't imagine what it is like being in such a bad place that the only way to fix it is suicide...

RIP

 

[TheBEast]

Really sad to hear about this last night. Prayers for those affected.

 

[snowmonster]

RIP. + vibes to his family and friends. Another in the ski fraternity gone.

 

[Nick]

it's too bad that people can't get help with their demons. I can't imagine what it is like being in such a bad place that the only way to fix it is suicide...

RIP

+1.

 

[Geoff]

I like how GSS can post something off-color to a thread like this and get banned for life. A moderator does it and the offending post and all the objecting posts get deleted.

 

[deadheadskier]

I like how GSS can post something off-color to a thread like this and get banned for life. A moderator does it and the offending post and all the objecting posts get deleted.

What are you talking about? I don't see a single offensive post made by anyone in this thread nor were any posts deleted.

If you were talking about my insensitive post in the ski reporter death thread, I apologized for it and nothing in that thread was deleted. Took a personal attack by bobbutts in stride as well.