Just saw the update. Really sucks.
As hard as it is in sports these days to separate the athlete from the image, you'd still think a skier would get a pass in places like this.
Oh well, even if she did annoy me I'm still not sure I'd wish her an early retirement. Whatever, it's TGR-cubejokeydom right?
Speedy recovery Lindsey, hope the fastest team on earth gets you back soon.
^^^^ this
^^^^this
Seriously, I can hardly find any goddamn stoke anywhere in Ski/Snowboard but sorry assholes practicing schadenfreude are never in short supply.
i don't know, lyndsay has provided a shitload of stoke over the years. it's fair to lament her loss.
Am I glad she blew her ACL? Fuck no and my comment was before the ACL (not that that excuses it) but it's not like I started a Facebook campaign to get her fired. I mean you'd have to be a real retarded (I can't believe someone as enlightened as you would even type such a word) douche to do something like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by DasBlunt
As a skier she's amazing but some of her behavior has left me with a less than favorable opinion of her as a person, not just what I've read and I'll leave it at that.
now i am wondering if camp vonn will let her heal properly or try and run her like a doped race horse??!!? +++healing vibes!!!!!!
pass the Bute
she will race!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/mo...icle-1.1526916
This is sad, indeed. She will risk her ability to walk just to maintain the limelight for a little while. I wish her the best, but fear the worst.
Crazy. Especially considering that her "ACL" is not really an ACL, but rather a 10 inch piece of her hamstring tissue which the surgeon used for a graft. Her real ACL was shredded and removed. I guess if the graft tears completely, they just go back and do the surgery again.
blowing her knee out again won't keep her from walking, but blowing her knee out and wrecking into a tree or something might.
It is possible to race DH and SG without an ACL, especially on the less technical courses. In a non-Olympic year, I think she would use the judgment to take it slower and let things heal up a bit more as it's easy to feel stronger than the graft really is.
Walking- she'll be fine until she does significant damage to the meniscus, says the guy with 3 ACL replacements in his left knee and 1 in the right.
The silver lining if LV is down is that we'll see and hear more about Julia Mancuso, who is way cooler anyway.
^^ugh do not agree. I think Julia is a great skier but her personality is too grating for me. the whole kiss my tiara thing makes me want to barf- not that she makes lingerie- I think that's cool- but the name is just so so stupid
Who gives a shit about any of that stuff... What is this Us weekly? I just want to bring home the gold, baby!
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Lindsey is about Lindsey and not much else. Julia is involved in some pretty great organizations and gives back to the sport and community. I like that.
And oh yeah, I think she smokin hot too.
I miss the old days.
You never had to worry about Dianne Roffe ruining her knees getting boned by some celebrity donkey dick.
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Tears of laughter. Score 1 for yeti
celebrity donkey dick. well played, sir.
Don't get me wrong. I'll certainly take a Julia Gold, just don't want to hear more about her stupid business. Just as I actually don't want to hear about Tiger either.Quote:
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And yea Toby- sometimes it is like Us Weekly....
What timing-just saw LV on the Today show. Looks like she's going to try and ski the next race I think in Lake Louise Dec 6 but is holding off on deciding anything 100% until on snow again
Our fav skier these days is Mikaela Shiffrin anyway. No drama and Andrew got to coach her years ago at summer ski camp so excited to see her crushing it!
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/vonn-ca...3058--ski.html
very good approach, IMHO.
Doesn't USOC have something to say about whether LV goes to Sochi? Is she really better in gimp mode than all the other healthy female ski racers in the US?
Or does her drama queen schtick and donkey dick BF trump skill?
Waaaaaaay off topic ( the V show is tiring ) but can you see the ski race @BC anywhere online or on TV? possibly live?
sorry for drift.
Yeah, I think she is mostly just risking her knee (hopefully only the graft, but the point on either meniscus or worse crash is valid)......and she sort of did that by trying to race at 6 months. The rest of us start skiing at 6 months, but understand it takes awhile (year) to totally trust the new graft.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mofro261
I don't know if she could race without ACL (or partially torn), good question. I skied a whole season with mine totally torn, just braced up, did lots of PT.....and tried to take it easy (no jumping, but did end up straighlining the palisades a few times.....so not that easy). Again, I think the main risk is blowing knee worse.
Hope she is able to race and stays healthy!
just on fb:
Lindsey Vonn
First day back on snow since my crash and it was awesome! I'm very thankful for many things this year (family, loved ones, great fans) but at this moment I'm happy to be on the mountain doing what I love- skiing!! Happy thanksgiving everyone! And a special thx to @vailmtn for opening the lifts early for me xo Lindsey #IWILL
tough as nails!!!!
donkey kong sent her to work early.
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Or she wasn't hurt much in the crash but went all euro soccer player to add drama for endorsement action...Quote:
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Jesus fucking Christ.
Lara Gut from the Swiss downhillers is one hot little speedster!
and a great skier too
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Mmmmmm.....Lange Bang....
she is the ladies beaver creek going down hill fast champion!
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Kind of like the shit she pulled before the last Olympics and then destroyed the field. Sandbagging at its finest.Quote:
Originally Posted by telebobski
Sounds like she is gonna go for it, wink wink nudge nudge.
Lara Gut is gut. And beautiful. And quite fast.
Stoked for Mikala-
As predicted NBC had to show LindsHE and all her off snow modeling work. Seriously I dont get her or it. man hands and a giant five head. I do get her ripping skiing. Her Ex's book should be interesting!
I was wondering this too.Quote:
Originally Posted by telebobski
On a somewhat unrelated note, one of my good friends here at groovy uvy used to race with Mikaela Shiffrin when they were ~10/11. She said Shiffrin was owning people back then as well. Not surprising!
thought shiffrin had first in the gs today until the swede stole it at the end. that girl really rips and she'll only continue to get better.
Yeah, that was a bummer. Still an impressive showing and she was only nudged by .09. Stoked to see her development over the next few years.Quote:
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