Olympic Silver Medalist & Aerial Skier Jeret "Speedy" Peterson Dies from Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound

Aerial skier & Olympic silver medalist Jeret "Speedy" Peterson commits suicide in Lambs Canyon, UT.

Jeret "Speedy" Peterson (USSA)

SHOCK: Olympic silver medalist Jeret "Speedy" Peterson died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Monday in Lambs Canyon, UT. Peterson, an aerial skier, called 911 saying he was going to commit suicide and gave them his location, according to CNN. He was already dead when officers arrived at his location. Peterson won a silver medal in the 2010 Winter Olympics.