Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Vonn may not ski at Olympics (Can we say Olympics?)


This years Winter Darling, the person that NBC was hoping would be this Olympics Michael Phelps, may not be able to participate in the Winter Olympics. Skiing sensation Lindsay Vonn, apparently hurt her shin in training last week and is having problems just putting on her boots right now.

More from the Calgary Sun RIGHT HERE

((This is another excuse to post Lindsay Vonn//Courtesy: SI.com))

Vonn, who has a history of injury problems was favored to win the the Gold Medal in the Downhill and Super G events. She's still trying to figure out her options. Apparentlyl, she will need to be ready before Sunday's Super Combined event begins.

Should she be unable to compete, it would not only be bad for her. It would suck for NBC, who has already been said to be losing at least $250 million on the Games this year. Vonn may and could be the star that they need, much like Phelps in China last summer, to vault the games into the national eye and regain some advertising. For Vonn, she will be successful either way. She is already a World Champion. The Olympics (can we say olympics without being sued?), would provide her with the marketing potential to become a major star here in the states, though the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit photos certainly won't hurt either.

Here is some video of Vonn crashing in an event last year. Courtesy: You Tube


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