Lindsey Vonn wants to help break the glass ceiling

[RustyK]

http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/linds ... ml?ref=yfp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It is at Lake Louise Vonn wants to compete in a men's World Cup downhill race in November 2018. Her sport's governing body, the FIS, will decide next spring whether the 33-year-old can go head-to-head against the men. "It is important to try to push the glass ceiling," she has told reporters.


I think they are at Lake Louise this weekend also?

[G-smashed]

Finn's pants of course.
Why don't you come to TLR (Pimp's house) and drink all my Jager?
Bring all your groupies!

[liv4ski]

http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/linds ... ml?ref=yfp

It is at Lake Louise Vonn wants to compete in a men's World Cup downhill race in November 2018. Her sport's governing body, the FIS, will decide next spring whether the 33-year-old can go head-to-head against the men. "It is important to try to push the glass ceiling," she has told reporters.


I think they are at Lake Louise this weekend also?

Yup. Downhill training run today at LL. She finished 8th in yesterday's training run. Shiffrin finished 20th.

[throbster]

Why don't you come to TLR (Pimp's house) and drink all my Jager?
Bring all your groupies!

Ah.... because all of her senses are still working?

[RustyK]

http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/linds ... ml?ref=yfp

It is at Lake Louise Vonn wants to compete in a men's World Cup downhill race in November 2018. Her sport's governing body, the FIS, will decide next spring whether the 33-year-old can go head-to-head against the men. "It is important to try to push the glass ceiling," she has told reporters.


I think they are at Lake Louise this weekend also?

Yup. Downhill training run today at LL. She finished 8th in yesterday's training run. Shiffrin finished 20th.

Where are you watching this?

Olympic channel?

[liv4ski]

It just got cancelled. The training runs are not televised but the racers' times are updated in real time via Live Timing.

http://www.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/ev ... /calendar/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[RustyK]

It just got cancelled. The training runs are not televised but the racers' times are updated in real time via Live Timing.

http://www.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/ev ... /calendar/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Whole race cancelled?

I found a way to watch them...

http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2017/11/2 ... ke-louise/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[liv4ski]

It just got cancelled. The training runs are not televised but the racers' times are updated in real time via Live Timing.

http://www.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/ev ... /calendar/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Whole race cancelled?

I found a way to watch them...

http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2017/11/2 ... ke-louise/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Yes, whole race cancelled. Maybe bad weather?

I don't have the Olympic Channel but I can stream live on NBCSN. NBCSN carries all of the World Cup races live for free if you login with your cable password.

[Captain Hafski]

Only thing canceled was yesterday's ladies DH training run at Lake Louise.

Another training run today at 1400 and the DH races [two] on Friday and Saturday at 1430. Super G Sunday at 1300.

Not sure what TV coverage is available.

[liv4ski]

Vonn finished second in today's downhill training run. Other US woman did well.

1 LEDECKA Ester CZE 1:48.14
2 VONN Lindsey USA 1:48.29 +0.15
3 WEIRATHER Tina LIE 1:48.68 +0.54
4 HUETTER Cornelia AUT 1:48.78 +0.64
5 JOHNSON Breezy USA 1:48.90 +0.76
6 FANCHINI Elena ITA 1:49.29 +1.15
7 WILES Jacqueline USA 1:49.51 +1.37
8 WEIDLE Kira GER 1:49.52 +1.38
9 MCKENNIS Alice USA 1:49.53 +1.39
10 SIEBENHOFER Ram AUT 1:49.57 +1.43
11 COOK Stacey USA 1:49.58 +1.44
12 STUFFER Verena ITA 1:49.70 +1.56
12 SHIFFRIN Mikaela USA 1:49.70 +1.56

[brownman]

All she broke today were the safety fences along the downhill. Bad wreck
Mika took 60 WC points today with a 3rd .. in downhill
US women dominating the top 10
Jansrud and Norway owning the WC men.

[SnoBrdr]

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Lindsey Vonn fell and crashed into the safety netting on the final turn Friday in the women's season-opening World Cup downhill, handing Austria's Cornelia Huetter the victory.

An 18-time winner at Lake Louise, Vonn was able to get up after the wreck in "Claire's Corner" and ski to the bottom of the course. She was the fastest at each of the four intermediate stages and had a 0.05-second lead when she wiped out.

Vonn did not speak to media and declined autograph-seekers, saying: "I have to go ice my hip."

She later tweeted: "Well that hurt... had a nice lead the whole down but caught my inside ski. I'll be sore tomorrow but will rest up tonight and barring anything major I will be racing. Can't keep me down!"

[random1]

All she broke today were the safety fences along the downhill. Bad wreck
Mika took 60 WC points today with a 3rd .. in downhill
US women dominating the top 10
Jansrud and Norway owning the WC men.

Wow! Great result for Mikaela, and doesn’t bode well for anyone trying to dethrone her from the overall title. A few top tens in speed disciplines and she’ll wrap it up early! It’d be cool if she can get a win in every discipline.


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[PinnacleJim]

So three podium finishes in three different disciplines in 7 days for MS! Wow!!

And yet the news last night and this morning only covered Vonn's crash. When are they going to learn that the current US Ski Team star is Mikaela?

[f.a.s.t.]

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Lindsey Vonn fell and crashed into the safety netting on the final turn Friday in the women's season-opening World Cup downhill, handing Austria's Cornelia Huetter the victory.

An 18-time winner at Lake Louise, Vonn was able to get up after the wreck in "Claire's Corner" and ski to the bottom of the course. She was the fastest at each of the four intermediate stages and had a 0.05-second lead when she wiped out.

Vonn did not speak to media and declined autograph-seekers, saying: "I have to go ice my hip."

She later tweeted: "Well that hurt... had a nice lead the whole down but caught my inside ski. I'll be sore tomorrow but will rest up tonight and barring anything major I will be racing. Can't keep me down!"

And she wants to race the men. Very stupid of her and the USSA to waste time over this stunt. She should be concentrating 100% on her recovery from last years injuries and the Olympics, training and finishing races without getting hurt. So far, she hasn't even proved she can beat the ladies. Racing the men is a side show and publicity stunt.