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Vonn: I'll Be Back in Time for Olympics

But injury has her out for the rest of this season

(Newser) - Despite the fact that Lindsey Vonn was airlifted out of a race yesterday after suffering a major knee injury, the US Ski and Snowboard Association expects her to recover in time for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Over at the Los Angeles Times, Chris Dufresne is skeptical, speculating that the skier...

Lindsey Vonn Airlifted to Hospital After Crash

Race had been delayed due to visibility issues

(Newser) - Lindsey Vonn was taken to a hospital by helicopter today after crashing and apparently hurting her right knee in the super-G race at the world ski championships. Vonn, a four-time overall World Cup champion, lost balance on her right leg while landing after a jump. Her ski came off...

Giggly Vonn Talks Tiger Woods
 Giggly Vonn Talks Tiger Woods 

Giggly Vonn Talks Tiger Woods

So, apparently they really are dating...

(Newser) - We were already mystified that anyone would want to date Tiger Woods ... but it turns out Lindsey Vonn is not only dating him , she's apparently quite happy about it. During a press conference yesterday about the Alpine skiing world championships, which start tomorrow, Vonn was asked when the golfer...

Tiger Woods' New Galpal: Lindsey Vonn

Yeah, we don't know why she'd want to date him either

(Newser) - Why anyone would enter into a relationship with Tiger Woods after this is a mystery to us, and yet: Sources tell Star skier Lindsey Vonn has done just that, according to the New York Daily News and the New York Post . They've apparently been together since November, with Tiger...

Lindsey Vonn Wins 3rd Straight World Cup
 Lindsey Vonn Wins 
 3rd Straight World Cup 
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Lindsey Vonn Wins 3rd Straight World Cup

Becomes most successful skier in US history

(Newser) - Lindsey Vonn won her third straight overall World Cup title today, becoming the most accomplished skier the United States has ever had. "I gave it all I had. I have nothing more," Vonn says. "I am the most successful American ever and I am very, very happy....

Lindsey Vonn Wins 1st Post-Olympics Race

US skier extends lead in World Cup standings

(Newser) - Lindsey Vonn secured a narrow victory in a World Cup downhill today, her first competition since the Vancouver Olympics. Vonn finished the Nationale course in 1 minute, 35.26 seconds, a mere 0.01 seconds ahead of Italy's Johanna Scharf. Marianne Abderhalden of Switzerland was third, 0.38 seconds behind...

Leno Offers Same-Old in Tepid Return

Critics left cold by victorious host's Tonight Show return

(Newser) - Jay Leno made his triumphant return to the helm of the Tonight Show last night. Critics say it was like he never left, although they're split on whether that's a good thing:
  • The back-to-the future Tonight Show had "neither pop, nor sizzle, nor surprise, and no amount of cheerleading
...

Lindsey Vonn Lands Law & Order Gig

Olympic skier will guest on favorite TV show

(Newser) - Lindsey Vonn is capping her Olympic success with another dream-come-true: a guest stint on Law & Order. The NBC procedural is her favorite show—she visited the set this winter, New York notes—and she said she “totally would” play a corpse if it meant a chance to guest...

US Breaks Medal Record
 US Breaks Medal Record 
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US Breaks Medal Record

Ohno makes up for DQ with 8th medal

(Newser) - So rather than the Vonn-couver Olympics, these Games will likely belong to the entire US delegation instead. The Americans reached 34 medals with a silver and a bronze in short-track speedskating last night, and clinched two more by advancing to gold medal matches—36, topping the US record of 34...

NBC's Olympics Better on Mute
 NBC's Olympics 
 Better on Mute 
OPINION

NBC's Olympics Better on Mute

Commentators are ruining the games

(Newser) - The Olympics are supposed to be about the grand human drama of sports, entire lives culminating in this one shot at glory. So “why do we insist, like a bunch of preschoolers, on talking all the way through them?” demands LA Times TV critic Mary McNamara. NBC’s commentary...

Friction Flares Between US Women Skiers
 Friction Flares Between 
 US Women Skiers 
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Friction Flares Between US Women Skiers

Julia Mancuso says media is too focused on Lindsey Vonn

(Newser) - Rumblings of discord have emerged between US skiers Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso. In an interview with si.com , Mancuso said she and the rest of the alpine skiing team were tired of the media lust for the photogenic Vonn. "People are having a hard time reaching their potential...

NBC's Rah-Rah Coverage of Team USA Nauseates
NBC's Rah-Rah Coverage of Team USA Nauseates 
OPINION

NBC's Rah-Rah Coverage of Team USA Nauseates

As anchors fawn, foreign athletes described with 'hoary cliches'

(Newser) - Shaun White may be introducing new tricks during these Games, but NBC’s coverage of him, and Team USA in general, remains an unchanged lesson in "network heavy breathing," writes Alessandra Stanley. “Hyped-up commentators” explain the action “often incomprehensibly,” but once the race is over...

Vonn: Ski Course Is Dangerous
 Vonn: Ski Course Is Dangerous 

Vonn: Ski Course Is Dangerous

US gold medalist criticizes conditions in Vancouver

(Newser) - Lindsey Vonn criticized Olympic authorities for the "dangerous" conditions on Whistler Hill that have led her and other skiers to crash. "They could've done maybe a little bit better job of grooming the hill and making it smoother for the athletes," Vonn said. "It's definitely challenging...

Lindsey Vonn Crashes, Misses Medal
 Lindsey Vonn 
 Crashes, 
 Misses Medal 
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Lindsey Vonn Crashes, Misses Medal

She falls on the slalom course

(Newser) - Frontrunner Lindsey Vonn missed out on another medal today after crashing in the super-combined competition. Vonn, hampered by a painful right shin, had been fastest in the morning downhill portion of the event, but she crashed on the slalom and lost her right ski. Mara Riesch of Germany won the...

Hey, Size Zeros, Check Out 'Real' Olympian Women

You can't be a size zero and do what 160-lb Lindsey Vonn does

(Newser) - When it comes to fitness and looks, height-and-weight charts are only part of the story—a lesson on bold display at the Vancouver Olympics. Though the figure skaters may be "sparrow-like," writes Meghan Daum for the Los Angeles Times , most of the women aren't. Bobsledder Elana Meyers is...

Lindsey Vonn Wins Gold in Downhill
 Lindsey Vonn 
 Wins Gold 
 in Downhill 
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Lindsey Vonn Wins Gold in Downhill

Team USA skier isn't bothered by her bruised shin

(Newser) - So much for that injured shin. Lindsey Vonn lived up to expectations and won the Olympic downhill today. Childhood rival and American teammate Julia Mancuso took a surprise silver medal. Vonn's bruised right shin proved not to be a hindrance as she sped down Franz's Downhill in 1 minute, 44....

Big Day Lies Ahead for USA Stars
 Big Day  
 Lies Ahead 
 for USA Stars 




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Big Day Lies Ahead for USA Stars

Davis, White, Vonn, Ohno all competing tody

(Newser) - Today is the biggest day yet for American contenders at Vancouver 2010 and headliners hope to boost the country's already impressive medal haul. Speedskater Shani Davis is aiming for gold in the 1,000 meters and snowboarder Shaun White will compete in the halfpipe. Lindsey Vonn is skiiing in the...

Meet 25 Olympic Hotties
 Meet 25 Olympic Hotties 
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Meet 25 Olympic Hotties

Lindsey Vonn and Bode Miller aren't the only attractive athletes

(Newser) - Sure, the thrill of competition is one reason to watch the Olympics—extremely attractive athletes is another reason. Eiseley Tauginas lists 25 of the hottest on BlackBook :
  1. Lacy Schnoor: This "sexpot" American freestyle skier was featured "rather provocatively" in Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue.
  2. Chris Drury: Captain of the
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Why Lindsey Vonn Is Putting Cheese on Her Bum Shin

 Why Lindsey Vonn 
 Is Putting Cheese 
 on Her Bum Shin 
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Why Lindsey Vonn Is Putting Cheese on Her Bum Shin

Olympic skier's alternative approach likely just a placebo

(Newser) - Lindsey Vonn will apparently try anything when it comes to treating her potentially Olympics-ending injury—even "cheese therapy." The skier is reportedly wrapping her bruised shin in topfen, an Austrian cheese that can—supposedly—reduce swelling. But Jessica Dweck is skeptical, writing that the alternative approach will “...

American Wescott Defends Snowboardcross Gold
American Wescott Defends Snowboardcross Gold
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American Wescott Defends Snowboardcross Gold

Injured shin and all, Vonn fastest in training run

(Newser) - Seth Wescott pulled a huge comeback this afternoon in snowboardcross, overtaking Canadian Mike Robertson to score the second US gold medal of the Vancouver Olympics and defend the title he won In 2006. The 33-year-old Maine native had been injured and racing poorly, but turned it on down the stretch...

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