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Lindsey Vonn dismisses the hype - 2010/01/18 16:53
A day after winning three back-to-back World Cup events, American alpine skier Lindsey Vonn says her own expectations for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games are humble, despite the lofty expectations of others.
"The toughest thing about ski racing is all the variables involved in our sport," said Vonn during a conference call. "I haven't given any thought to the possibility of winning more than one medal at the Olympics because it's going to be really, really tough. I still want to do all five events."
The speculation that Vonn could be the first athlete to win medals in every alpine event was bolstered this weekend when Vonn won gold medals in two downhill and one super-G race in Haus Im Ennstal, Austria.
Vonn won her 26th, 27th wand 28th victories, becoming the first American to do so, and the first woman to accomplish the feat since Germany's Katja Seizinger in 1997. Vonn is now the second most successful skier in American history, behind teammate Bode Miller who has 31 World Cup victories.
"All along I've just had the mindset to try to ski the best I can every single day," said Vonn. "Hopefully I can execute well on each day and hopefully I get a little luck as well."
Vonn suffered a minor injury to her hand earlier this season, impacting her skiing. The injury causes the most difficulty in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom where athletes clip the gates as they ski down the course.
"Not planning on skipping GS, hoping my hand will feel better by the time Whistler comes around. I feel things are getting better, it's definitely not as bad in downhill or super-G as it is in slalom," said Vonn. "Slalom for me is the toughest event right now. I am still getting therapy and hope it gets better."
At the slalom event in Zagreb, Croatia, Vonn failed to finish the second run. The next slalom event takes place on Jan. 12, 2010 in Flachau, Austria.
Vonn holds back-to-back overall World Cup titles as well as two gold medals from the 2009 Alpine World Ski Championships.
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