NY Times: “Defying Injury, Vonn Wins Gold in Downhill”

Feb 17, 2010  ·  08:55 PM  ·  permalink

This afternoon the New York Times reports Lindsey Vonn’s gold medal in women’s downhill—her first of the 2010 Olympics—saying:

In one of the most stirring descents in Olympic downhill skiing history, Vonn ignored the pain in her injured shin, chased down [Julie] Mancuso and caught up to nearly a lifetime of expectations to become the first American woman to win an Olympic downhill gold medal. With an aggressive style and stance she held throughout her run — jaw, hands, knees and hips always angling forward for more speed — Vonn’s time of 1 minute and 44.19 seconds on the bumpy, treacherous Whistler race course was 0.56 of a second ahead of Mancuso. Elisabeth Görgl of Austria won the bronze medal.

Despite a bumpy, nasty course and an injured leg, she stills shreds the mountain and wins gold. Way to be a true champ. Go kick more ass, Lindsey.