About Eric Bergoust
Born 1969. Eric Bergoust is an American freestyle skier.
Eric Bergoust (born August 27, 1969) is an American freestyle skier. In 1998 Bergoust participated at the 1998 Winter Olympics held in Nagano, Japan where he won a gold medal in the freestyle ski jump (aerials).
Bergoust was born in Missoula, Montana. He has competed in aerials at four successive Winter Olympics. In addition to the gold medal in 1998, he finished 7th in 1994, 12th in 2002, and 17th in 2006.
He is one of five people known to have performed a quadruple flip on snow, along with Frank Bare, Jr., Lloyd Langlois, Matt Chojnacki and Nicolas Fontaine.
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Who is Eric Bergoust?
American freestyle skier
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Eric Bergoust was born on 27 August 1969 in Missoula.
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Eric Bergoust is a freestyle skier.
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Eric Bergoust is American.
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