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Lindsey Vonn Wins 3rd Straight World Cup

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:49:00 CST

Lindsey Vonn won her third straight overall World Cup title today, becoming the most accomplished skier the United States has ever had. "I gave it all I had. I have nothing more," Vonn says. "I am the most successful American ever and I am very, very happy." Vonn said she...

Lindsey Vonn Wins 1st Post-Olympics Race

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:45:00 CST

Lindsey Vonn secured a narrow victory in a World Cup downhill today, her first competition since the Vancouver Olympics. Vonn finished the Nationale course in 1 minute, 35.26 seconds, a mere 0.01 seconds ahead of Italy's Johanna Scharf. Marianne Abderhalden of Switzerland was third, 0.38 seconds behind...

Leno Offers Same-Old in Tepid Return

Rob Quinn — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:37:48 CST

Jay Leno made his triumphant return to the helm of the Tonight Show last night. Critics say it was like he never left, although they're split on whether that's a good thing: The back-to-the future Tonight Show had "neither pop, nor sizzle, nor surprise, and no amount of cheerleading from...

Lindsey Vonn Lands Law & Order Gig

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:04:07 CST

Lindsey Vonn is capping her Olympic success with another dream-come-true: a guest stint on Law & Order . The NBC procedural is her favorite show—she visited the set this winter, New York notes—and she said she “totally would” play a corpse if it meant a chance to guest star....

US Breaks Medal Record

Polly Davis Doig — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:36:23 CST

So rather than the Vonn-couver Olympics, these Games will likely belong to the entire US delegation instead. The Americans reached 34 medals with a silver and a bronze in short-track speedskating last night, and clinched two more by advancing to gold medal matches—36, topping the US record of 34...

NBC's Olympics Better on Mute

Polly Davis Doig — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:26:21 CST

The Olympics are supposed to be about the grand human drama of sports, entire lives culminating in this one shot at glory. So “why do we insist, like a bunch of preschoolers, on talking all the way through them?” demands LA Times TV critic Mary McNamara. NBC’s commentary is all...

Friction Flares Between US Women Skiers

John Johnson — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:17:10 CST

Rumblings of discord have emerged between US skiers Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso. In an interview with si.com , Mancuso said she and the rest of the alpine skiing team were tired of the media lust for the photogenic Vonn. "People are having a hard time reaching their potential because...

NBC's Rah-Rah Coverage of Team USA Nauseates

Harry Kimball — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:40:56 CST

Shaun White may be introducing new tricks during these Games, but NBC’s coverage of him, and Team USA in general, remains an unchanged lesson in "network heavy breathing," writes Alessandra Stanley. “Hyped-up commentators” explain the action “often incomprehensibly,” but once the race is over the cameras are “instantaneously intrusive.” Take...

Vonn: Ski Course Is Dangerous

Nick McMaster — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:12:33 CST

Lindsey Vonn criticized Olympic authorities for the "dangerous" conditions on Whistler Hill that have led her and other skiers to crash. "They could've done maybe a little bit better job of grooming the hill and making it smoother for the athletes," Vonn said. "It's definitely challenging when you have a...