Lindsey Vonn poses with her silver medal during the victory ceremony of the women's downhill

 Lindsey Vonn poses with her silver medal during the victory ceremony of the women's downhill, at the Alpine World Skiing Championships 

Lindsey Vonn at the Alpine World Skiing Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen

World alpine skiing champion champion Lindsey Vonn

Lindsey Vonn at the Alpine World Skiing Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Lindsey Vonn is airborne during the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup women's Downhill event

Lindsey Vonn is airborne during the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup women's Downhill event

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Vancouver olympics 2010 winners

Marit Bjoergen (C) of Norway celebrates as silver medallist Justyna Kowalczyk (L) of Poland and bronze medallist Petra Majdic of Slovenia look on - the women's cross-country skiing individual sprint classic competition at the Vancouver 2010 - REUTERS 

Silver medallist Deborah Anthonioz of France -  the women's snowboard cross at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics  -REUTERS 

Gold medallist Marit Bjoergen (C) of Norway poses with silver medallist Justyna Kowalczyk (R) of Poland and bronze medallist Petra Majdic of Slovenia-the women's cross-country skiing individual sprint classic competition at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics-REUTERS 

Gold medallist Nikita Kriukov of Russia-the men's cross-country skiing individual sprint classic competition at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics-REUTERS 

Bronze medallist Olivia Nobs of Switzerland- the women's snowboard cross at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics

Norway's gold medal winner Marit Bjoergen -the Women's individual classic sprint Cross Country event, at the Vancouver2010 Olympics

Norway's gold medal winner Marit Bjoergen, center, is flanked by Poland's silver medal winner Justyna Kowalczyk, left, and bronze medal winner Slovenia's Petra Majdic-the Women's individual classic sprint Cross Country event, at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics

Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. celebrates winning the gold medal- the women's Alpine Skiing Downhill race at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics-REUTERS 

Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. holds her gold medal- the women's alpine skiing downhill competition at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics -REUTERS 

Gold medallist Nikita Kriukov (C) of Russia poses with compatriot and silver medallist Alexander Panzhinskiy (R) and bronze medallist Petter Northug of Norway-REUTERS 

Gold medallist Lee Sang-Hwa (C) of South Korea, silver medallist Jenny Wolf (L) of Germany and bronze medallist Beixing Wang of China-  the women's 500 metres speed skating race at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics -REUTERS 

Gold medallist Lee Sang-Hwa (R) of South Korea-REUTERS 

Gold medallist Marit Bjoergen of Norway-the women's cross-country skiing individual sprint classic competition at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics- REUTERS 

-Julia Mancuso of the United States, the silver medalist the Women's downhill at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics

Petra Majdic of Slovenia- the women's cross-country skiing individual sprint classic competition at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics- REUTERS 

 Lindsey Vonn of the U.S.- the women's alpine skiing downhill competition at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics - REUTERS 

   Maelle Ricker of Canada poses with her gold medal - the women's snowboard cross at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics- REUTERS 

Gold medallist Nikita Kriukov (L) and silver medallist Alexander Panzhinskiy - the men's cross-country skiing individual sprint classic competition at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics- REUTERS 

Gold medallist Marit Bjoergen of Norway-the women's cross-country skiing individual sprint classic competition at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics- REUTERS 

-Switzerland's bronze medalist Olivia Nobs - the women's snowboard cross medal ceremony at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver

Germany's silver medalist Jenny Wolf -the women's 500m speedskating medal ceremony at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in VancouverREUTERS 

-France's silver medalist Deborah Anthonioz-the women's snowboard cross medal ceremony at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver

 China's bronze medalist Beixing Wang- the women's 500m speedskating medal ceremony at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver

Maelle Ricker of Canada poses with her gold medal won for the women's snowboard cross at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics-REUTERS 

Silver medallist Julia Mancuso of the U.S-the women's alpine skiing downhill competition at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics-REUTERS 

Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. ski team celebrates

Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. ski team celebrates after a women's Alpine ski World Cup Downhill race in the Styrian village of Haus January 9, 2010. 
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