No Americans qualify for the finals of large hill ski jumping

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Peter Frenette (Saranac Lake, N.Y.) placed 32nd, just missing the finals in the large hill ski jumping event Saturday.

A tie for the 30th and final position with a score of 95.6 put 31 into the final.

Frenette received a 90.6 to fall below the cutoff. Nick Alexander (Lebanon, N.H.) was 40th with a score of 79.2.

Simon Ammann of Switzerland won the first round with a score of 144.7.

-- Houston Mitchell in Vancouver, Canada