WHISTLER CREEKSIDE, BC (Feb. 12) – Training on the Franz's Olympic downhill course was called off Friday for women, giving the U.S. Olympic Alpine Ski Team's Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) and Stacey Cook (Mammoth Mountain, CA) an extra day of rest before Friday morning's third and final session at 9 a.m. PT. Super combined will open women's medal competition on Sunday at 10 a.m. PT.
The women will take part in a course inspection from 11:45 to 12:30 for another look, and another inspection will be held prior to tomorrow's training run.
In addition to Cook, who crashed hard in training Thursday, and Vonn, who will be testing a shin bruise, the start list features Olympic gold medalist Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA), Leanne Smith (Conway, NH),, Chelsea Marshall (Pittsfield, VT), Alice McKennis (Glenwood Springs, CO), and Kaylin Richardson (Edina, MN).
The training run will stream live on
www.NBCOlympics.com.
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