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...fell. Then I broke my foot, and it became less fun and more scary. [Now] the risk of injury is definitely there. So I decided to lay off that pressure on the left foot and try to make it through these Games successfully." (Watch TIME's video "As Vonn Wins, a 'Bluebird' Day for Whistler Skiers...
...When asked how she will deal with sports celebrity in the post-Woods world, in which the tabloids, websites and televisions cameras can threaten even a pristine reputation, Vonn seems nonplussed. "Well, I'm married" - to her ski coach, Thomas Vonn, since 2007 - "so I don't have that problem," she says. "But, um, I guess [Woods] is married too." Then she turns serious. "I mean, I guess if you have secrets, you have an issue. I've kind of been open about everything." (See TIME's photo-essay "The World of Mrs. Tiger Woods...
Like millions of Americans, Olympic skiing gold medalist Lindsey Vonn, who delivered a classic Winter Games moment with her scintillating downhill run on Wednesday, is insanely curious about one thing on Friday morning: the Tiger Woods press conference. But by the time she walks into a room at the USA House in Whistler for an interview, Woods' nationally televised statement - they get NBC's Seattle affiliate up in the Canadian mountains - has ended. "I really want to see that now," says Vonn, loose and cheery despite wiping out the day before during the super combined event, denying her a chance...
...like millions of Americans, Vonn can't help poking fun at Woods' staged event. When a member of her Vonn-tourage tells her that Woods gave a few friends hugs after ending his statement, she cracks, "They're like, 'Yeah, you're awesome, you go have that sex.' " The room breaks into a laugh. Then she describes a skit she would want to perform if asked to host Saturday Night Live: picture Vonn at Woods' podium, blue backdrop and all. "There's something you don't know about me," Vonn says in a faux solemn, apologetic voice. "Tiger...
...that the most famous male athlete in the U.S. has broken his silence, America's most famous female athlete comes across as ingratiatingly anti-Woods. Sure, Vonn has her fair share of handlers and sponsors. But on this morning in Whistler, on a rare day off between the super combined and the super-G - which kicks off Saturday and is another speed event in which Vonn is the favorite - she is just being herself: unguarded, opinionated, fun. Although the Olympics have put her on a pedestal, Vonn still likes being one of the guys. (See the top 10 worst figure...