Vonn finds some respite on the slopes
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December 7, 2011, Wednesday
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LINDSEY Vonn remains on top of her game despite the turmoil in her life. She dominated at Lake Louise last weekend, winning two World Cup downhills and a super-G by a combined margin of 3.82 seconds - a landslide in skiing.
Her success comes in the midst of divorce proceedings from her husband of four years, Thomas Vonn, who also served as her adviser and personal coach. But if the tumult is affecting her, Vonn certainly isn't showing it on the slopes.
Now, the Olympic gold medalist returns to the comfort of home as she races in a rescheduled super-G today at Beaver Creek. The Birds of Prey course is just five minutes from her place in Vail.
"I really would love to win at home, so I'm going to look at the video and make sure in Beaver Creek that I clean some turns up and make sure I'm skiing a little more aggressive than I skied (Sunday)," Vonn said.
That performance is going to be difficult to top. She crushed it in Lake Louise, winning her 11th race on that hill. So commanding has Vonn been at the venue that it's now become known as Lake Lindsey.
With her three-day sweep, Vonn now has 45 career wins, leaving her one behind Austria's Renate Goetschl for third on the career list.
"This whole weekend I had a huge smile on my face," Vonn said.
Vonn announced her split on November 27, the same day she withdrew from a slalom in Aspen.
This weekend was more than Vonn could have imagined.
She won a downhill on Friday by 1.95 seconds, her largest margin in that discipline. And with her win on Sunday, Vonn earned the second three-day sweep of her career. She also had a hat-trick at Haus im Ennstal, Austria, in January 2010.
She extended her lead in the World Cup standings to 422 points, opening a sizable gap on top rival Maria Hoefl-Riesch, who ended Vonn's reign as overall champion last season. "It's definitely a lot more than I expected considering everything that's going on," Vonn said after the Sunday race. "I didn't come into this race expecting this. Now I'm leaving here with a lot of confidence going into my home race, feeling good and ready to compete."
Her success comes in the midst of divorce proceedings from her husband of four years, Thomas Vonn, who also served as her adviser and personal coach. But if the tumult is affecting her, Vonn certainly isn't showing it on the slopes.
Now, the Olympic gold medalist returns to the comfort of home as she races in a rescheduled super-G today at Beaver Creek. The Birds of Prey course is just five minutes from her place in Vail.
"I really would love to win at home, so I'm going to look at the video and make sure in Beaver Creek that I clean some turns up and make sure I'm skiing a little more aggressive than I skied (Sunday)," Vonn said.
That performance is going to be difficult to top. She crushed it in Lake Louise, winning her 11th race on that hill. So commanding has Vonn been at the venue that it's now become known as Lake Lindsey.
With her three-day sweep, Vonn now has 45 career wins, leaving her one behind Austria's Renate Goetschl for third on the career list.
"This whole weekend I had a huge smile on my face," Vonn said.
Vonn announced her split on November 27, the same day she withdrew from a slalom in Aspen.
This weekend was more than Vonn could have imagined.
She won a downhill on Friday by 1.95 seconds, her largest margin in that discipline. And with her win on Sunday, Vonn earned the second three-day sweep of her career. She also had a hat-trick at Haus im Ennstal, Austria, in January 2010.
She extended her lead in the World Cup standings to 422 points, opening a sizable gap on top rival Maria Hoefl-Riesch, who ended Vonn's reign as overall champion last season. "It's definitely a lot more than I expected considering everything that's going on," Vonn said after the Sunday race. "I didn't come into this race expecting this. Now I'm leaving here with a lot of confidence going into my home race, feeling good and ready to compete."
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