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http://www.bbc.com/sport/live/winter-olympics/42496405
Here's the link to the BBC's Winter Olympics coverage . . . my favourite news source . . .
And Australian skier David Morris has progressed to the finals of the men's aerials, claiming a top-12 spot at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
Forced to go through a repechage after missing automatic qualification in the top six, Morris nailed a clutch second jump on Saturday night — a quad-twisting triple somersault (124.89 points) to go through in the second round in second.
His first jump — a lower-rated variation of the jump (112.83) — looked good in the air but a compressed landing saw him finish the opening qualifying round in ninth. He then upped the ante with an Olympic spot on the line and delivered.
"It was very stressful. I don't want to do that again," Morris told Channel 7.
"I was just looking at the scores to get into the top six and they were 123 which is a fantastic score to get in. That's a proper competition. It's people doing really good jumps.
"I thought my first score was a little low. But as an athlete I always think my score is a little low, so I always ask for more."
Here's the link to the BBC's Winter Olympics coverage . . . my favourite news source . . .
And Australian skier David Morris has progressed to the finals of the men's aerials, claiming a top-12 spot at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
Forced to go through a repechage after missing automatic qualification in the top six, Morris nailed a clutch second jump on Saturday night — a quad-twisting triple somersault (124.89 points) to go through in the second round in second.
His first jump — a lower-rated variation of the jump (112.83) — looked good in the air but a compressed landing saw him finish the opening qualifying round in ninth. He then upped the ante with an Olympic spot on the line and delivered.
"It was very stressful. I don't want to do that again," Morris told Channel 7.
"I was just looking at the scores to get into the top six and they were 123 which is a fantastic score to get in. That's a proper competition. It's people doing really good jumps.
"I thought my first score was a little low. But as an athlete I always think my score is a little low, so I always ask for more."
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