She may have finished sixth in this event in Turin, but after Wednesday's downhill gold, American Lindsey Vonn will be favoured here.
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Olympic Contenders: Women's super combined
- February 18, 2010 12:25 AM |
- By Noah Love
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Here is a look at Thursday's Women's Super Combined, with the downhill component scheduled for 12:30 p.m. ET and the slalom at 3 p.m. ET.
The Contenders
She may have finished sixth in this event in Turin, but after Wednesday's downhill gold, American Lindsey Vonn will be favoured here. Her speed in the downhill portion of the event is expected to help her overcome any shortcomings she might have in the slalom. And with three World Cup wins in the combined, those shortcomings are few.
Sweden's Anja Paerson and Germany's Maria Riesch will likely have something to say about Vonn's gold-medal ambitions.
The Top Five (Current World Cup rankings)
1. Lindsey Vonn, U.S., 160 points
2. Anja Paerson, Sweden, 150 points
3. Michaela Kirchgasser, Austria, 130 points
4. Elisabeth Goergl, Austria, 110 points
5. Maria Riesch, Germany, 80 points
Canadian Medal Hopes
After a finishing sixth in the downhill on Wednesday, Britt Janyk will be hoping for the podium in this one. And after a disappointing 16th in the downhill, Emily Brydon will also be looking for more.
David Yasvinski, National Post
About the Author
- Bruce Arthur Bruce Arthur is the National Post's national sports columnist. A Vancouver native, he has been with the Post since 2001, and a columnist since 2005. He is covering his second Olympics, after the 2008 Games in Beijing. He expects these Games to be slightly less propagandistic, and for China to win slightly fewer medals.
- Joe O'Connor Joe O'Connor is a roving sports feature writer with an open-ended beat. He joined the National Post in 2002, and has spent the past seven years bouncing from sport to sport, offering fresh perspectives and delivering unique stories wherever he goes. Whether it has been getting Don Cherry to open up about his love life; George Chuvalo to talk about heartbreaking loss; or racing down the side of a mountain with former Crazy Canuck, Dave Irwin, the veteran Postie chases a story wherever it leads. Before joining the newspaper he was a two-time silver medalist at the National Magazine Awards. Vancouver will be his first Olympics.
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