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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. a ' The fact that one of America's best freestyle skiers, Ryan St.

Speedy Peterson and Lacy Schnoor have made the Olympic freestyle skiing team, winning the aerials event at U.S. Olympic trials.

VIEW SLIDESHOW NBC OLYMPICS ZONE WINTER PARK - Ryan St. Onge is not just a fan of freestyle skiing.

Freestyle skiing achieved full Olympic status when moguls was contested as a medal event in 1992.

On skis by the time he was two years old, Ryan St. Onge joined the U.S. freestyle ranks at age 14, becoming at that time the youngest member of any U.S. national ski team in history... After finishing 16th in Torino, the longtime skiing prodigy broke through to win gold at the World Championships in 2009... St.

The U.S. Olympic Committee hopes to generate $2 million in a fundraising initiative, doubling its financial goal after a longtime sponsor agreed to match private contributions.

U.S. Ski Team headliner Lindsey Vonn has joined forces with the U.S. Olympic Committee to raise funds while Americans are feeling patriotic this summer.