Vonn still uncertain ahead of downhill test
Uncertainty continued to surround the Olympic campaign of American ski star Lindsey Vonn ahead of her first test on the women's downhill run here Thursday.
Vonn, who stunned fans and media alike by announcing she had picked up a shin injury during training in Austria last week, was left grimacing in agony after pulling her ski boots on for the first time in days.
The 25-year-old two-time World Cup champion had harboured hopes of winning at least one, and at most three gold medals here in Whistler.
However, after gingerly walking past onlookers as her coach carried her skis to the lift, a dejected looking Vonn looked a million miles away from the top step of the Olympic podium.
Vonn was set to start the first downhill training run for her first scheduled race, the super-combined on Sunday, with bib number 16.
Set to start at 0930 local time, the women's training run -- being run simultaneously with the men's second training rin, albeit on an adjacent course -- was delayed as organisers hope for fog to clear.
An extra day's rest, if given, could prove a huge boost to Vonn who this season has claimed a stunning nine World Cup victories, including five in the downhill.
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Vonn still uncertain ahead of downhill test
