This is why people are wrong about Lindsey Vonn
A lot of ignorant-ass sports media-adjacent people are saying she shouldn't have started today. That's objectively ridiculous.
I’ll keep this brief …
Why was Lindsey Vonn allowed to race? Didn’t everyone know it was stupid to race after her ACL injury?
Check these …
Results from second training run (the first was canceled) in Cortina: Vonn was 11th, 1.39 seconds out of first (teammate Jackie Wiles, who finished fourth today) and 0.42 seconds out of third.
Results from third training run: Vonn was third. (Breezy Johnson was first. Foreshadowing!)
But isn’t she too old anyway?
Current World Cup downhill standings:
Vonn - 400 points
Emma Aicher (Germany) - 256
Vonn’s results this season: First, second, third, first, third.
Weren’t there any better US skiers to take her place?
Current World Cup downhill standings, continued:
Breezy Johnson - 8th (1st today)
Jackie Wiles - 15th (t-4th today)
Allison Mollin - 21st
Isabella Wright - 25th (21st today)
Keely Cashman - 26th
etc.
Any questions?