By all rights, this should be the first of many medals for America's Queen of the Slopes: Lindsey Vonn. That is, if her mysterious shin ailment does not impede her ability to get down the hill.
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Olympic Contenders: Women's downhill skiing
- February 16, 2010 10:02 PM |
- By Noah Love
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Weather permitting, the women's downhill race will start at 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Here is a look at the competition:
The Contenders
By all rights, this should be the first of many medals for America's Queen of the Slopes: Lindsey Vonn. That is, if her mysterious shin ailment does not impede her ability to get down the hill. It's hard to tell with Vonn and this shin, which she said was a real issue, but did not stop her from posting one of the fastest times in training.
The Top Five
1. Lindsey Vonn, USA, 545 pts
2. Maria Riesch, GER, 416
3. Anja Paerson, SWE, 325
4. Ingrid Jacquemod, FRA, 234
5. Emily Brydon, CAN, 195
Canadian Medal Hopes
Emily Brydon had some great results at the start of the season, where she finished second once and third twice -- two of those results coming at Lake Louise.
The Dark Horse
Can Whistler native Britt Janyk transmit her intimate knowledge of the mountain into a spot on the podium? After posting the fifth fastest time in Monday's training, there's certainly hope.
James Madge, 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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