1. As he lay on his back and heard the crowd groan, he knew the other vaulter had missed his final jump. 2. He knew it was time for his final jump. 3. A relieved Alexei Yagudin punched two fists into the air after landing the final jump of his short program on a numb right foot. 4. After she landed her final jump, the triple toe, she grinned. 5. But then came the two big turns heading into the final jump. 6. Concern only put away Tabasco Cat in the final jumps and won by a neck. 7. During a recent practice run-through of her free skate, Kwan crashed to the ice on her final jump, a double axel. 8. Drechsler, the Olympic champion from Germany, finished ninth and did not even qualify for the final three jumps of the day. 9. Even after the final jump, the crowd, soaked by the snow and whipped by the wind, would not leave. 10. He did it the same way he had in winning the normal-hill title Sunday, with a staggering final jump. |