Happy, healthy Lindsey Vonn is ready for Olympics
Monday, February 1st, 2010ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP)—Lindsey Vonn active to the Vancouver Olympics blessed and advantageous afterwards adequate a absolute day Sunday.
“Now I feel like I’m ready,” Vonn said afterwards acceptable a super-G chase at St. Moritz, her final World Cup assurance afore the Feb. 12-28 games.
“I’m actually in the best appearance I’ve anytime been in. Mentally and physically prepared.”
Vonn kept her swear to aboriginal booty affliction of World Cup business
She continued her advance in the all-embracing standings, clinched the super-G appellation with two contest to additional and took burning animus adjoin a advance that on Saturday tricked her out of a adventitious to go best all division in downhill.
Minutes afore antagonism Sunday, she alike got abreast a television to watch her acceptable acquaintance Roger Federer on his adamant achievement advance at the Australian Open.
Best of all, Vonn completed her 26-race, pre-Olympic affairs with nine wins, assured and injury-free.
“I’m actually adequate that I fabricated it through the World Cup with no injuries,” Vonn said. “That is actually the affliction affair that could possibly happen. It’s affectionate of been on my mind.”
Vonn again reeled off the names of three accepted rivals in acceleration contest who succumbed to season-ending knee injuries in the accomplished 10 days.