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Lindsey Vonn has won her first olympic gold medal in the 2010 downhill and took home a bronze in the super-g. In world cup skiing, Vonn won three disciplines: downhill, super-g, and super combined, and she won the overall crown for the third year in a row. This was the third year straight she won the downhill globe and the back-to-back crowns in the super-g, which this was her first time winning the super combined title. She became the most decorated world cup skier with thirty-three wins one more than Bode Miller, and she had a career best eleven world cup wins in the season and seventeen podiums, which are top-three's and above.

Season summary edit

World cup edit

Main article: 2010 Alpine Skiing World Cup

Vonn had a ninth place finish to start the season at Sölden, Austria, which the conditions were rather rough because of the snow pack conditions going from one extream to the other.[1] Vonn finished second in the second race of the year in the slalom at Levi, Finland, which was due to her poor second run, and she lost to friend and competitor Maria Riesch.[2] In the giant slalom race in Aspen, Vonn failed to qualify for the second run having hit a rock that damaged her ski about halfway down the slope, which caused the 39th place finish.[3] In addition at Aspen in the slalom, Vonn was forced off of the course because of the watery ice conditions, which made her ski out about a quarter of the way into her run.[4][5]

At Lake Louise, Canada, Vonn won the first downhill race, which was contested on a shorter course because of the constant snowfall, and this was her sixth downhill world cup title of her career at this venue.[6] Just a day later, Vonn won the second downhill race at the venue, making this her seventh downhill win at this venue, and this was accomplished after she hit her knee on her chin early on in the run, which gave her a bloodied mouth.[7] In the Super-G race at Lake Louise, Vonn finished in second place behind Elisabeth Görgl, which was in her bid to become the first American alpine skier to win three world cup races in three straight days.[8]

The giant slalom at Are, Sweden, Vonn came late to an early gate in the first run and was unable to sustain skiing, which caused her to be disqualified.[9] In the slalom race at Are, Sweden, Vonn took an eight place finish, which was attributed to poor visibility and bad snow surface conditions.[10] Vonn won the super combined at Val d'Isère, France, which was done by an impressive downhill run that gave her the margin that defeat Riesch by 1.16 seconds even after the slalom, which is Riesch's best event, and this was Vonn's 25 win for her career and tied her in the overall standings alongside Riesch.[11] At the same venue, Vonn became the leader in the overall standings by placing third in the Super-G that was due in part to a bad start on the Oreiller-Killy course, but she did make up some ground towards the bottom, which was not enough to win over Fränzi Aufdenblatten.[12]

The giant slalam race in Lienz, Austria saw Vonn crash and hurt her arm after losing her balance because she went to tighly around a gate, which caused her to fall and slide all the way to the next gate.[13] In the slalom race at Lienz, Vonn finished in 18th because of a bruised arm that she suffered just a day earlier in the giant slalom race.[14] At Zagreb in the slalom, Vonn had her arm in a brace because of the arm injury, which she was able to successfully complete the first run, but failed to finish on the second.[15] After Zagreb, Vonn lost her lead in the overall world cup race to Riesch by five points 599 to 594.[15]

Vonn won all three races at the stop in Haus im Ennstal, Austria, which two of those were downhill's and one was a Super-G, and the second downhill race she faced a lack of visibility because of a snow storm.[16][17] The win in the Super-G at this venue let Vonn tie the record of Katja Seizinger, who won three straight at Lake Louise in 1997, and these wins propelled Vonn to number one in the world cup overall standings.[17] Vonn failed to finish her first run at Flachau, Austria, because she slid out.[18]

At the stop in Maribor, Slovenia, Vonn failed to finish her second run only three gates from the finish-line she crashed in the giant slalom, which this cut her overall lead down to 32 points over Riesch.[19][20] In the second race the slalom at Maribor, Vonn did not qualify for the second run based on time, which she was 4.55 seconds behind the leader after one run because she failed to gain points Vonn lost the overall world cup lead back to Riesch.[21]

At the super-g race in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Vonn secured the victory and the lead in the overall world cup standings back from Riesch, which Vonn said that she did make one mistake at the bottom of the run.[22] Furthermore, Vonn won the downhill at Cortina, which she edged over Riesch by .42 seconds, and this win was her fifth downhill title of the season and the eight title overall in the world cup events.[23] In the giant slalom at Cortina, Vonn finished 19th in the race, but was furious because at a slope with perfect snow the organizers made a poor course set-up by injecting the snow.[24]

In the super combined race in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Vonn finished in third place due to a cautious slalom race, which this run earned Vonn 60 world cup points, and distanced her from Riesch by 116 points.[25] Additionally, Vonn finished fifth in the downhill in St. Moritz, which came about after she hit a hole with her ski, and this was the first time she lost the discipline during the season.[26] Lastly, Vonn won the super-g race in St. Moritz that was her third win in that alpine racing discipline for the season, which with her other results gave her the discipline world cup crown for the season.[27]

At Crans-Montana, Switzerland, Vonn won the discipline title in the super combined because the event was cancelled due to windy conditions and could not be made up, which she was in the solo lead by 10 points before the race.[28] In the downhill race, Vonn won it for her sixth-out-of-seven downhill races in the season by a mere 0.01 seconds over Italy's Johanna Schnarf on the Nationale Course, which this win was her 32nd tying her for the all-time American Record with Bode Miller, and this was her third downhill season world cup title in a row.[29] This win gave her a 189 point advantage over her second place competitor for the overall world cup title in Riesch.[29] The super-g race saw Vonn finish second to Dominique Gisin, which was .15 seconds back.[30]

At the year-ending championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Vonn finished second to Riesch in the downhill, which this was .48 seconds behind, and that kept her from winning the overall world cup title.[31] In the giant slalom, Vonn did not finish her first run due to a crash that bruised her right knee, and this diminished her overall lead to 165 points over fellow competitor Riesch.[32] Vonn would win the last super-g race of the season in order to capture her third overall consecutive world cup title, and the world cup win, her 33rd, is the most amongst the American's in world cup history, which she surpassed Bode Miller with 32.[33] In addition, this was Vonn's eleventh win of the year, which is the most wins in a year for her career.[33] Vonn would not participate in the slalom event because she failed to start, which this was the end of the season for her.

2010 Winter Olympics edit

See also: Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics
 
The medal ceremony for the Women's downhill February 18, 2010 in Whistler at the 2010 Winter Olympics. From left: Julia Mancuso (silver), Lindsey Vonn (gold) and Elisabeth Görgl (bronze)

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Vonn planned to compete in five events.[34] On February 10, she revealed that she had a bruised shin. Vonn said the pain from her injury was "excruciating" and she would have a difficult time competing at the Winter Olympics.[35] However, when interviewed, Vonn's husband said he expected Vonn to race,[36] and he was proven correct when Vonn competed in all of her planned events.

Due to unseasonably warm weather and resultant poor snow conditions, many of the Alpine skiing events were moved back, giving Vonn additional time to heal.[37] On February 17, in her first event, Vonn won the gold medal in the downhill, besting longtime US rival Julia Mancuso by 0.56 seconds, becoming the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in downhill.[38]

 
From left to right: Tina Maze of Slovenia (silver), Andrea Fischbacher of Austria (gold) and Lindsey Vonn of the United States (bronze) with the medals they earned in the super-G.

In her second event, the super-combined, Vonn finished first in the downhill portion of the race. However, in the slalom portion, she crashed out because she failed to get her ski around a right-hand gate. Vonn said her shin wasn't the problem. Vonn's friend, Maria Riesch, won the gold, and teammate Julia Mancuso earned the silver medal.[39]

In her third event, the super-G, Vonn finished third behind Andrea Fischbacher and Tina Maze. Vonn was 0.74 second back from first place.[40] On the last part of the race, Vonn said she didn't ski as aggressively as she could have and lost the race because of it.[41] After the race, questions were raised about the setup of the course. Vonn's husband, Thomas, said the course was deliberately set up against Vonn. Austrian coach Juergen Kriechbaum denied any wrongdoing.[42]

In her fourth event, the giant slalom, visibility was reduced by thick, low fog. Vonn crashed in her first run, resulting in a broken fourth finger and Vonn's disqualification from the event.[43][44] In her fifth event, the slalom, Vonn lost control and straddled a gate, disqualifying her from the event.

Season results edit

Race date Place Nation Category Discipline Position Points
March 13 Garmisch Partenkirchen   Germany FIS World Cup Slalom DNS
March 12 Garmisch Partenkirchen   Germany FIS World Cup Super G 1 0
March 11 Garmisch Partenkirchen   Germany FIS World Cup Giant Slalom DNF1
March 10 Garmisch Partenkirchen   Germany FIS World Cup Downhill 2 6.68
March 7 Crans Montana   Switzerland FIS World Cup Super G 2 1.89
March 6 Crans Montana   Switzerland FIS World Cup Downhill 1 0
February 26 Whistler Creekside   Canada Olympic Winter Games Slalom DNF1
February 25 Whistler Creekside   Canada Olympic Winter Games Giant Slalom DNF1
February 20 Whistler Creekside   Canada Olympic Winter Games Super G 3 9.79
February 18 Whistler Creekside   Canada Combined Disciplines Downhill DNF
February 18 Whistler Creekside   Canada Olympic Winter Games Super Combined DNF2
February 17 Whistler Creekside   Canada Olympic Winter Games Downhill 1 0
January 31 St. Moritz   Switzerland FIS World Cup Super G 1 0
January 30 St. Moritz   Switzerland FIS World Cup Downhill 5 15.77
January 29 St. Moritz   Switzerland FIS World Cup Super Combined 3 9.46
January 29 St. Moritz   Switzerland Combined Disciplines Super G 2 4.59
January 24 Cortina d'Ampezzo   Italy FIS World Cup Giant Slalom 19 19.34
January 23 Cortina d'Ampezzo   Italy FIS World Cup Downhill 1 0
January 22 Cortina d'Ampezzo   Italy FIS World Cup Super G 1 0
January 17 Maribor   Slovenia FIS World Cup Slalom DNQ1
January 16 Maribor   Slovenia FIS World Cup Giant Slalom DNF2
January 12 Flachau   Austria FIS World Cup Slalom DNF1
January 11 Haus im Ennstal   Austria FIS World Cup Super G 1 0
January 9 Haus im Ennstal   Austria FIS World Cup Downhill 1 0
January 8 Haus im Ennstal   Austria FIS World Cup Downhill 1 0
January 3 Zagreb   Croatia FIS World Cup Slalom DNF2
December 29 Lienz   Austria FIS World Cup Slalom 18 22.54
December 28 Lienz   Austria FIS World Cup Giant Slalom DNF1
December 20 Val d'Isere   France FIS World Cup Super G 3 3.19
December 18 Val d'Isere   France Combined Disciplines Downhill 1 0
December 18 Val d'Isere   France FIS World Cup Super Combined 1 0
December 13 Are   Sweden FIS World Cup Slalom 8 12.38
December 12 Are   Sweden FIS World Cup Giant Slalom DNF1
December 6 Lake Louise   Canada FIS World Cup Super G 2 0.39
December 5 Lake Louise   Canada FIS World Cup Downhill 1 0
December 4 Lake Louise   Canada FIS World Cup Downhill 1 0
November 29 Aspen   United States FIS World Cup Slalom DNF1
November 28 Aspen   United States FIS World Cup Giant Slalom DNQ1
November 14 Levi   Finland FIS World Cup Slalom 2 0.44
October 24 Soelden   Austria FIS World Cup Giant Slalom 9 8.44

References edit

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