Lindsey Vonn is hurt but still competing in Ladies' Slalom

Lindsey Vonn broke her pinkie in this crash during her 1st GS run but that won't stop her from racing today.  Team doc's have  diagnosed her injury as a cracked proximal phalanx of the little finger.  This is at the base of the pinkie, where it connects to the hand. Do you ski?  Think about how you grip a ski pole.  Now think about Lindsey's injury..... Ouch!

What would you do if you broke your pinkie?

Go skiing?  What about competing?  Lindsey isn't known for letting injuries hold her back, think back to the "shin".   A broken pinkie will make it tough to grip a ski pole, but Lindsey has overcome this sort of thing before.  She raced the end of the season with her pole taped to her glove after slicing her thumb open on a champagne bottle last February.

Lindsey talks about her training runs yesterday on facebook.

lindsey vonn Just got off the training hill. SL training was OK, I still feel pretty beat up after my crash in GS yesterday. I was able to modify one of my gloves and make a brace for my right hand. It seemed to work without too much pain, so I will try and race tomorrow in the SL. Thanks for all of the support I appreciate it! xoxo LV

With duct tape, a mitten, a brace, some pain reliever, and that Lindsey Vonn grit, she will take to the hill today in the Ladies' Slalom.  Go Lindsey!  ski like a girl is cheering for you.  If you are anything like me and can't wait for NBC's coverage tonight then follow along HERE.

xoxo, 

ski girl

Friday's Winter Olympic Schedule

Friday's Winter Olympics schedule

Friday, February 26
All Times Pacific

Alpine Skiing
At Whistler Creekside
 Women’s Slalom First Run, 10 a.m.
 Women’s Slalom Second Run, 1:30 p.m.

 Biathlon
At Whistler Olympic Park
Men’s 4X7.5Km Relay, 11:30 a.m.

Bobsled
At The Whistler Sliding Centre
 Men’s Four-man Run 1, 1 p.m.
 Men’s Four-man Run 2, 2:30 p.m.

 Curling
At Vancouver Olympic Centre
Women’s Bronze Medal, 9 a.m.
 Women’s Gold Medal, 3 p.m.

 Ice Hockey
Men
At Canada Hockey Place
 Semifinal, Noon
 Semifinal, 6:30 p.m.

Short-Track Speedskating
At Pacific Coliseum
Men’s 500 Quarterfinals, 6 p.m.
 Women’s 1000 Quarterfinals, 6:14 p.m.
 Men’s 500 Semifinals, 6:45 p.m.
 Women’s 1000 Semifinals, 6:53 p.m.
 Men’s 500 Finals, 7:16 p.m.
 Women’s 1000 Finals, 7:26 p.m.
 Men’s 5000 Relay Finals, 7:52 p.m.

 Snowboard
At Cypress Mountain
 Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom Qualification, 10 a.m.
 Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom Elimination Run, 10:34 a.m.
 Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom First Round, 12:15 p.m.
 Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom Quarterfinals, 12:51 p.m.
 Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom Semifinals, 1:13 p.m.
 Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom Finals, 1:27 p.m.

 Speedskating
At Richmond Olympic Oval
 Men’s Team Pursuit Quarterfinals, 12:30 p.m.
 Women’s Team Pursuit Quarterfinals, 1:20 p.m.
 Men’s Team Pursuit Semifinals, 2:07 p.m.

ski like a girl will be watching the Ladies' Slalom.  Yes, Lindsey Vonn is hurt but she is racing!  The Women's  Parallel Giant Slalom should be awesome!  And Apolo Ohno is at it again tonight.
Ohno will skate in the 500 m and the 5,000 m team relay final, in what may be his final Olympic competitions.  You don't want to miss it!

xoxo,
ski girl
p.s.  Winter Games: Medal Count

			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1.		United States	8	12	12	32
2.		Germany	8	11	7	26
3.		Norway	7	6	6	19

Lindsey Vonn & Julia Mancoso, frienemies?

A lot is being made of Julia Mancuso and Lindsey Vonn's relationship.  Teammates, friends, former friends, frienemies, out right rivals, which is it?

JuliaMancuso on twitter:

"been hearing lots of people thinking I'm mad at Lindsey for crashing... thats just ridiculous! bummed about the situation...not Lindsey"

Julia Mancuso from  facebook:

"I just want to share with everyone a little insight on the story about mine and Lindsey's relationship. Here is a profile where Lindsey says "We're friendly, but not friends" and you know what?? I don't really care, Lindsey doesn't really care.. I know I can speak for us both when I say we are both stoked when there... is an American on the podium, no matter who that is. Of course we both want to win.. but the truth is, everyone else seems to be more concerned about how we get along than we even think about it. We are all out there to ski fast and have fun. So save the drama for your mama!"

Frienemies:  a blurred friendship; a friend and a rival or enemy.  Julia and Lindsey, frienemies?  Do we care?  Not really. I'm with Julia leave the drama behind and focus on the skiing. They are both incredible skiers.  Shouldn't the focus be on that? This isn't The Real World Whistler it's the Olympics. Sorry about that broken finger Lindsey. Good luck today Jules! 

xoxo,
ski girl

Has Lindsey Vonn lived up to expectations?

Yahoo! Sports Alpine ski analyst Bryon Friedman gives his strong opinions on the topic.

Drama on the GS course at Whistler

Lindsey Vonn crashes on the GS coarse this morning in Whistler.  Julia Mancusco was the next in the gates to ski. Due to weather conditions the skiers were starting one minute apart.

Julia was forced to stop and restart the race because Lindsey was still on the side of the course. Julia, the defending champion, then had to make her way back up to the top of the course for a later start.  She finished 18th after her first run..

From Julia Mancuso's twitter:

"that yellow flag in the GS was such... I just want to scream. I'm really miffed. Anyway, gotta take that energy and focus it for 2nd run."

Vonn said she felt terrible for her teammate.

"She's mad. She's frustrated. She's probably mad at me," Vonn said of her teammate. "I feel terrible, and I hope she understands. I definitely didn't want that to happen."

Stay focused Julia!  ski like a girl is rooting for you.

xoxo, 
ski girl

One on one with Lindsey Vonn

Check out more videos with Lindsey and other US Ski Team athletes HERE.