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...
physically suck
As long as I can physically do it, I can suck it up for a minute, 55 seconds.
affecting apart couple giving low maybe mentioned normally pain people sections technical
There's really no technical sections where you can set yourself apart from the other athletes. I was giving it everything I had. A couple people mentioned maybe I wasn't getting as low as I normally do in my tuck. Maybe subconsciously the pain is affecting me.
medal
I wanted to get a medal (in downhill), but I still have my chances. Don't give up on me yet.
compromise conditions forward health looking race racing
I was really looking forward to the race because I know I can do well on this hill. But I really wouldn't want to compromise my health by racing in conditions like today.
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.
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.
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.
came gave goal gold met motivation nine olympics onto wing
She put me under her wing when I came onto the team. I met her when I was nine years old, and she gave me the motivation and kind of the goal to be in the Olympics and win an Olympic gold medal.
hope
My back, I?m in a lot of pain. I hope so.
best causing fluid given pain
I have a lot of fluid in my back, and it is causing a lot of pain when I ski. I skied the best I could. You can't be disappointed when you've given it everything you have.
cool pet
I have a pet in Europe! She may not be transportable, but it's still kind of cool.