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Vonn off to huge World Cup lead
Lindsey Vonn is shining on the slopes and outracing the struggles in her personal life.
The Olympic downhill champion may be going through a divorce with her husband and may be dealing with persistent rumors over who she's dating, but the distractions have hardly affected her performance on the hill.
Vonn is off to one of the best starts of her career, leading the World Cup...
Via Fox Sports
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5 days ago
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Lindsey Vonn gets 50th World Cup win
A career milestone and a rare family reunion. All of which left Lindsey Vonn in tears, and it made for a perfect day.
Vonn captured her 50th World Cup victory Saturday, winning the downhill on the demanding Kandahar course with temperatures plunging to minus 13.
"It's crazy. I am at a loss for words. I already cried with one of the TV crews and that is enough crying for...
Via AP on Fox
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7 days ago
RIP
Video: Sarah Burke tribute from the X-Games
The people at the 2012 Winter X Games decided to do a tribute to skier Sarah Burke, who died because of injuries she sustained after “crashing at the bottom of a superpipe during a training run in Utah”.
I think the tribute pretty touching:
via ESPN
Via The Sports Lion
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15 days ago
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15 days ago
RIP
Sarah Burke succumbs to injuries
Tragic news out of the extreme sports world, as highly-decorated Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke has died from injuries that kept her in a coma for the last nine days.
Via Online Sports Guys
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23 days ago
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23 days ago
'Bummer' as Miller makes error, finishes 5th in Wengen downhill
New Swiss ski star Beat Feuz won before his home fans Saturday, capturing a World Cup downhill on the classic Lauberhorn course while Bode Miller seemed poised to win but made a tactical error and finished fifth.
Via MSNBC
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28 days ago
Lindsay Vonn Celebrates First World Cup Race Win By Tebowing
Lindsay Vonn won her first World Cup race in Beaver Creek, CO.In a moment of victory, Vonn celebrated by taking a knee and tebowing. The ski star had permission by Tim Tebow's brother, Robby, to do the tebowing pose after the win.It's being reported that the two met at the ESPY Awards, this past summer, where the two became ONLY good friends. The newly single Vonn claims...
Via Media Daily LA
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December 08, 2011
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December 08, 2011
SNOWED IN
Skiers narrowly avoid avalanche
Ah man, helmet cams are the best. Check out the footage two guys got as they skied the French Alps. As they ski off a cliff and pull their parachutes, an avalanche forms behind them and tumbles down the mountain side. The footage is incredible, another shining examples of why helmet cams are awesome. Everyone should have one of these, especially me for when I get black out drunk...
Via The Nosebleeds
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April 23, 2011
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April 23, 2011
DOWNHILL FROM HERE
Skier stuck in avalanche, rescued by friends
The video above was captured with a camera strapped to the chest of Chris Bilbao. Bilbao, a Portland, Oregon native, was skiing with friends in British Columbia's Monashee Mountains when an avalanche engulfed and buried him. He stayed buried for almost five minutes before he was discovered and shoveled out by his friends. The video is incredible and terrifying...
Via The Nosebleeds
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March 29, 2011
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March 29, 2011
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