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Olympic Gold Medalist Jonny Moseley has amassed an impressive list of titles and medals as a skier but it is his ability to bring a crowd to their feet that defines his career. In his quest to deliver the ultimate performance, Jonny has combined the discipline required of an Olympic athlete, the ability to thrill required of a X-Games athlete and the creativity and imagination required of a free-skier. Jonny's versatility has not only brought him success on the scoreboard, but has made him an innovative force inside and outside of the skiing world. In 1993 he was selected to the US Ski Team and after narrowly missing a spot on the 1994 Olympic team, Jonny began preparing himself for the 1998 Olympic Games reciting the mantra ”I don't just want to go, I want to win”. In 1997 Jonny put school on hold and became a full time skier for the first time in his life. He won the first two World Cup events of the 1997/1998 season, and secured a spot on the US Olympic team. Jonny arrived in Nagano , Japan in February of 1998 and one week later he won the first American gold medal of the Games with what had become his signature move, the 360 ° mute-grab.
When Jonny decided to try to return to the Olympics in 2002, he went up against the FIS (Federation of International Skiing) for a second time. He lobbied them to allow him to perform his now famous “Dinner Roll” trick in the moguls. The FIS voted by a tally of 3-2 to allow the Dinner Roll in World Cup competition but Jonny was having difficulty with the execution and the judges were not responding to the innovativeness of the trick. As the Olympics in Salt Lake City approached, the Dinner Roll finally clicked for Jonny in the moguls. Jonny made the personal and pivotal decision that it was more important to represent the US , his sport, and himself with his own style than to repeat the tried and tested tricks. In his second appearance in the Olympics, he executed a perfect Dinner Roll in the semi-finals and another in the finals. Jonny thrilled the crowd and the judges awarded him fourth place. Jonny did not take home a medal from Salt Lake but being true to his style brought him honors of another kind. Later that year he hosted Saturday Night Live, delivered the commencement address at University of California at Berkeley , was declared one of People Magazine's 50 Most Eligible Bachelors, and hosted a series for MTV. He also watched his sport evolve as the FIS legalized inverted tricks in the moguls. Today, it would be unlikely to find someone on the podium in world-class mogul competition who wasn't executing a version of the Dinner Roll. Jonny is currently enrolled at UC Berkeley. His weekends are devoted to speaking engagements and maintaining his relationships with his sponsors, as well as lending his name and time in support of his favorite charitable organizations. He continues to do hosting work for MTV, and broadcasting for ESPN, CBS and NBC and he has a weekly radio show on Sirius Satellite Radio. Most recently, Jonny brought 200 tons of snow and 20 of the world's top skiers and snowboarders to Fillmore St. in San Francisco and held an urban big air competition in the middle of his hometown.
Even before the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Joe was considered to be one of the most accomplished freestyle aerialists in the world. With three World Cup victories and two World Championships bronze medals (1999 and 2001) under his belt, Joe was one of the most successful members of the U.S. Ski Team. But in 2002, with hundreds of his friends and family watching and cheering him on, Joe catapulted to greatness with his silver medal victory in the Olympic Games. Since Joe's Olympic Silver he has appeared on Late Night with Jay Leno, the Today Show, and has been featured in MAXIM magazine. Joe's amazing skill and showmanship always puts him in high demand as a member of the Flying Ace All-Stars.
Trace Worthington's impressive freestyle skiing career boasts 43 World Cup victories and 13 national titles. Following in the footsteps of his late great grandfather Harry Worthington, who competed in track and field at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, Trace also became an Olympian and was a member of both the 1994 U.S. Olympic team in Lillehammer and the 1992 U.S. Olympic team in Albertville. He competed in freestyle aerials in both Olympics, as well as moguls in 1994. Worthington, a seven-time world freestyle skiing champion, has participated in the Winter X Games twice (1998, 1999). During the 1994-95 season, he claimed two World Championship gold medals. In addition to speaking and emceeing for groups, Worthington was the lead analyst for NBC's Olympic coverage of the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics, and reported for NBC during the 2004 Summer Olympics. In addition to his NBC assignments, Worthington is currently the lead host for CBS Sports coverage of the Jeep King of the Mountain Ski and mountain bike race series. Worthington's unique speaking style has included skiers, snowboarders, and acrobats flying through the air on trampolines in the background!
This 1998 Winter Olympic Gold Medalist, four-time national champion, and two-time World Champion is recognized as the most successful athlete in the history of U.S. women’s freestyle aerials. In addition to staying active in her sport, Nikki is also a highly accomplished motivational speaker and continues to be an involved member of the Olympic family serving on the 2002 Salt Lake Organizing Committee and the 2012 Los Angeles Bid Committee. A Magna Cum Laude graduate of Union College, Nikki now resides in Park City with her husband, Michael. Check out Nikki's website at www.nikkistone.com
Do you all remember the "Hurricane" that hit Torino, Italy during the 2006 Winter Olympics? That was Jeret "Speedy" Peterson's signature trick that he performed in front of 10,000 spectators and for a 25-million viewer audience on NBC. Speedy named it the Hurricane for good reason: it is a quintuple twisting-triple back flip, the most difficult trick ever to be performed. Speedy performed the Hurricane off a 14-foot tall jump soaring over 50-feet in the air! As a Boise, Idaho native, Speedy has been extremely dominant in the sport of freestyle aerial jumping over the past two seasons. In addition to being the top American at the 2006 Olympics, Speedy was named the 2005 World Cup Aerial Champion and 2006 National Champion. Simply put- he is the man to beat! Come see Speedy perform the famed "Hurricane" jump at selected* Flying Ace All-Stars shows throughout the summer. Also check out Speedy's website at www.jeretpeterson.com *Contact Flying Ace Productions regarding Speedy performing and appearing
1998 Olympic Gold Medalist Eric "Bergy” Bergoust is a rare champion whose unconventional thinking has transformed the sport. He holds two season-long World Cup Champion titles, a World Championship gold medal, in addition to his Olympic gold medal. You may have seen young Bergy jumping off his chimney in a recent Allstate commercial or on one of NBC’s stories featuring “Air Bergy’s” jump design and radical technique. He has appeared in a number of films, including Warren Miller’s feature-length ski movies and IMAX’s big screen adventures, and has been a guest on some of television’s hottest shows, including MTV’s TRL and Road Rules, The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, Good Morning America, and Late Night with David Letterman. Even with all of his accomplishments, Eric is not about to turn in his wings. He is is now retired from skiing competition, but continues as one of the most dynamic members of the Flying Ace All-Stars. Check out Bergy's website at www.airbergy.com
Shannon Bahrke is the #1 female mogul skier in the nation. Storming on to the world cup in the fall of 2001, Bahrke quickly earned a position on the 2002 Olympic Team where she skied her way to an Olympic Silver Medal! One year later she became the World Cup Champion and solidified her presence as a threat on the World Cup mogul scene. Growing up in Lake Tahoe, CA, Bahrke learned to ski at age 3 and was
competing Freestyle Skiing by the time she was in seventh grade. Her always
smiling, fun attitude, and willingness to share her Olympic medal experience
with everyone are a perfect combination for the Flying Ace All-Stars shows
and exhibitions!
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Jonny Moseley
Joe Pack
Trace Worthington
Nikki Stone
Jeret "Speedy" Peterson
Eric Bergoust
Shannon Bahrke
