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Lindsey Vonn and the Pre-Olympic Hype
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The 2010 Winter Games are right around the corner, and if the media has their way, US Skier Lindsey Vonn will be a household name by the time the Opening Ceremonies are under way. Lindsey is entering her third Olympic Games at age 25, her last two appearances didn’t yield her anything except experience – and plenty of it. With a legitimate shot at gold in all five women’s Alpine events: downhill, super-G, slalom, GS and super combined (one downhill run and one slalom run), Lindsey is being touted by the media as skiing’s answer to Michael Phelps. Pressure, much?
In reading a recent AP article, Lindsey discusses the weight she bears as an ambassador of her sport – and the pressure that comes with success in the World Cup circuit in a pre-Olympic year. She is quick to remind people that she has not yet won an Olympic medal so any medal, any color would be an accomplishment in her eyes, not to mention the role that Mother Nature can play in the world of ski racing:
“Having not won a medal, I would be really happy with just one bronze. I’m going to go out there and try to win gold, but, you know, there’s a lot of things that can happen in ski racing,” Vonn said when the women’s World Cup circuit made its lone U.S. stop in Aspen late last month. “I mean, I can get a big gust of wind, and my downhill race is over.”
Let’s hope that Lindsey continues handle the balance between training and promotion of the sport she loves so much in the weeks leading up to the games. Good Luck Lindsey!
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Winter Sports News Roundup
Posted by: | CommentsThe fact that we got 19″ of snow in the past 48 hours has got me in the mood to talk winter sports – after all, the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver are right around the corner!
- The US Women’s Ice Hockey team has been named and two of its team members are gearing up for their 4th Olympic Games! They will be a nice balance to the youth of 20 year old Hilary Knight – the youngest member of the team.
- Lindsey Vonn Continues to Shine Ahead of the Olympics
- 33 year old Kristina Groves Speeds Toward Olympic Immortality
- Sarah Hughes to be inducted into the the US Figure Skating Hall of Fame
- 5 Questions with World Champion Noelle Pikus-Pace
- Sasha Cohen at Rockefeller Center (video and update)
- Olympic Skier Michelle Roark Invents a Scent for Champions
Stay warm!
Catching Up With 2010 Olympic Hopeful Rachael Flatt
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Seventeen year old Rachael Flatt, the 2008 World Junior Champion and 2008 US Championships silver medalist, has her sights squarely set on the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. After a short holiday in Hawaii this summer, Rachael is headed back to the ice, working with her mentor Dorothy Hamill, training and getting ready to make her mark on the world. LifeSkate.com spent a few minutes with Rachael earlier this summer and asked her about summer, her plans for the future and getting ready for the Olympics.
And like most 17-year olds, Rachel is now back in school – juggling class work and training – and as a high school senior, college applications. The Olympic hopeful has mastered the secret strategy for successful student-athletes – time management! Her typical day is spent between public high school (and AP classes none the less), training on and off-ice, prepping for SATs and college applications and trying to keep the balance!
The Olympic trials for ice skating will be held in conjunction withe US Nationals to be held January 14-24, 2010 in Spokane, Washington. This will allow approximately four weeks of training for the team prior to the Olympic games.
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