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SKIING: AMERICAN LINDSAY VONN WINS AND BREAKS A NEW WORLD RECORD
SUPER-G IN CORTINA di AMPEZZO, ITALY
Lindsay Vonn
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Lindsay Vonn of the United States won the super-G Monday with a perfect run in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, for her 63rd World Cup victory and a new record.. She celebrates with an unexpected surprise...
American skier Lindsay Vonn, broke Annemarie Moser-Proll's record of 62 World Cup victories with a perfect run on the course of Olimpia delle Tofane, Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy finishing in front of Austrian Anne Fenninger and Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein.
Vonn had no way of knowing that her boyfriend,Tiger Woods,would be at the finish line to congratulate her. The golfer went unnoticed among the crowd because of a mask he was wearing. Vonn exclaimed that it couldn't have gone any better having her family and boyfriend present at the event. Woods di not speak with reporters but did have a close encounter with one of thier cameras. It seems as if he chipped a tooth in the "accident".
Vonn had no way of knowing that her boyfriend,Tiger Woods,would be at the finish line to congratulate her. The golfer went unnoticed among the crowd because of a mask he was wearing. Vonn exclaimed that it couldn't have gone any better having her family and boyfriend present at the event. Woods di not speak with reporters but did have a close encounter with one of thier cameras. It seems as if he chipped a tooth in the "accident".
Vonn faced immense media pressure to match Moser-Proll's record. "I know it's a great achievement but I have to focus on my skiing," she said. I can't let everyone else's expectations go to my head. That was my goal this week-end, just to ski my best and I thought I did a really good job."
"Moser-Proll was skiing in the 70's and the young people of Austria don't understand the meaning of that record," Fenninger said. It's important for Vonn to make history for the new generation." "It's time for a new record," she added. "Vonn is a superstar in America and for us and our sport she is very important."
"Moser-Proll was skiing in the 70's and the young people of Austria don't understand the meaning of that record," Fenninger said. It's important for Vonn to make history for the new generation." "It's time for a new record," she added. "Vonn is a superstar in America and for us and our sport she is very important."
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