Lindsey Vonn, Julia Mancuso are first and second in women's downhill
It could be a good day for the U.S. women in the downhill, as Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso were first and second after the first 25 racers had gone down the course and more than likely will finish that way, giving them the gold and silver medals, respectively.
Mancuso set the early pace, skiing down the mountain in a blistering 1:44.75. She held the lead until Vonn, the 16th skier down the hill, put up a time of 1:44.19.
Elisabeth Goergl of Austria, the first skier down the mountain, is currently third at 1:45.65.
There are still 20 skiers remaining, but none of them are expected to come close to the top times, as all of the elite skiers have gone down the course.
-- Houston Mitchell in Vancouver
Photo: Lindsey Vonn during her downhill run Wednesday. Credit: Charlie Krupa / Associated Press
go buck hill................................
Posted by: mickie | February 17, 2010 at 12:45 PM
Thanks for this blog. Otherwise, I would have surfed the web endlessly to find the results of this race. Keep up the good work!
Posted by: Larry Boesch | February 17, 2010 at 12:48 PM
She did it, she won. Wow, a much hyped athlete who's everywhere be it tv and magazines, actually LIVES up to the hype and performs as advertised. Doesn't she know she's supposed to crash and fail like most ballyhooed stars? jk..Great Job!
PS..NBC's coverage is hideous!!
Posted by: Trey | February 17, 2010 at 01:04 PM
Congratulations to both gold and silver
Nina from Sweden
Posted by: Elvy | February 17, 2010 at 01:23 PM