Lindsey Kildow
Lindsey Kildow
Lindsey Caroline Vonn is an American World Cup alpine ski racer on the US Ski Team. She has won four World Cup overall championships—one of only two female skiers to do so, along with Annemarie Moser-Pröll—with three consecutive titles in 2008, 2009, and 2010, plus another in 2012. Vonn won the gold medal in downhill at the 2010 Winter Olympics, the first ever in the event for an American woman. She has also won the record eight World Cup season...
besides confidence cups gain goals olympics ski
World Cups are important because you have to ski well and gain confidence for the Olympics. You have to have other goals besides the Olympics because the Olympics is only one race.
happy hurts ski
I can't ski the way I want; my back hurts so bad. It's frustrating, but I'm happy to be here.
add changed disciple fell good grew map skiing speed surprised
It's sweet. I've changed my equipment. I'm not surprised because I grew up skiing slalom. I just fell off the map for a while because of the speed races. It's always good to add another disciple you can do well at.
aggressive chances confidence fast happy showing skiing taking trust
Slalom skiing is going really well so it made up for my downhill. I have a lot of confidence in my slalom. I trust my skis, trust myself and it's showing in my races. I skied aggressive in the slalom, taking chances and I was really fast so I'm happy about today.
good job last maybe salt time
Last time in Salt Lake, they did such a good job organizing, and everyone was excited. You could just feel in the air, it was excitement. I don't know. Maybe it's just me, but I don't feel like it's exciting.
open turns
I thought it went really well. It was a pretty open course. There were not so many turns and it was not so steep. That made it pretty tight.
pain
I'm in a lot of pain. I just need to go rest.
anybody cares good job last maybe people salt seem time
You know, it doesn't really seem like anybody cares this is the Olympics. It doesn't seem like there are a lot of people here. Last time in Salt Lake, they did such a good job organizing. You could feel the excitement. Maybe it's just me, but I don't feel it here.
matter pain
The pain was something I was going to take no matter what.
cool pet
I have a pet in Europe! She may not be transportable, but it's still kind of cool.
hope
My back, I?m in a lot of pain. I hope so.
body far learned push thinking today
I was going to go through everything I could today to start. I wasn't thinking of not racing. I learned that your body can go through a lot, and you can push yourself as far as you want to push it.
cried knew night positive soon spent until
She was incredible, she spent the whole night with me until 10 o'clock. She cried with me. She said she knew I can do it, that I have to be positive and get back out there as soon as I can. She knew as soon as I got back out there, I'd have a medal. Just not today, I guess.
medal
I wanted to get a medal (in downhill), but I still have my chances. Don't give up on me yet.