Cornellian Hannah Hardaway does not win a medal
Nearly lost in the Bahrkemania was a disappointing fifth-place finish by the American favorite, Hannah Hardaway.
Struggling with back problems the last several months, Hardaway took a bad approach to the first jump and had to settle for a single helicopter spin. Her second jump was a more difficult double-twister spread, but she landed with a thud -- not good enough to win a medal on this day.
"I pretty much did everything wrong,'' Hardaway said.