2009

5

Mar

Vonn wins super-G race, eyes new prizes

Lindsey Vonn won her fourth straight super-G race Sunday and promised to chase more trophies on the women’s World Cup circuit after a successful stop in Bulgaria.
“There is no conservative skiing for me,” the 24-year-old American said. “I have to be really aggressive—that’s my strategy.”
After three races here, the defending overall World Cup champion [...]

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2008

13

Aug

Who is winning the Olympics?

I am sure most athletes only care about their individual performance, but for the billions of people of people watching their country everyone is keen to see how their country is doing.
Winning a gold medal does not usually come without a cost, either through sponsorship or government funding, so it is not surprising they want [...]

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