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No injury was going to stop her this time. The wait for
her is over:
Lindsey Vonn lived up to expectations and won the Olympic downhill Wednesday, and childhood rival and American teammate Julia Mancuso took a surprise silver medal.
In a race characterized by several crashes -- including one to Swedish standout Anja Pärson -- Vonn's bruised right shin proved not to be a hindrance as she sped down Franz's Downhill course in 1 minute, 44.19 seconds.
Mancuso finished 0.56 seconds behind, and Elisabeth Goergl of Austria took the bronze medal, 1.46 seconds back.
Maria Riesch of Germany, Vonn's main rival and best friend, finished eighth.
It's the third time two Americans have finished 1-2 in an Olympic Alpine race, and the first time in 26 years.
Parson's crash from reports appears to have been a spectacularly dreadful one, as it concerned the new Olympic champion
A few moments later, Vonn's smile turned to a frown, as she watched with concern as Paerson lost control off the final jump, getting a huge amount of air and sliding through the finish headfirst.
Sadly, NBC probably will wait to show this at 8 Pm tonight after everyone will have talked about it to death.
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