Lindsey Yawn...I'm Sorry Vonn

    I typically do not blog two times in one day, but seeing as The Vancouver Winter Olympics is my guilty pleasure - I must address our Women's Downhill Gold Medalist, Lindsey Vonn.  Don't get me wrong, she's a champion, she's a competitor, she's a Barbie doll on men's skis.  Here comes the but...I'm sure she hurt her shin and I'm glad she told the world about it one week before the events began, but aren't Olympians supposed to be like the US Postal Service, "not rain, nor hail, nor snow" will stop them from what they need to do?  Do you think it was preemptive excuse should she fail miserably like she did in the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics?  Wouldn't it be sufficient had she not told us about the injury and just done what she's been doing for the past two days?  Are we really supposed to praise her because she skis on a bruised shin...really...isn't that what an Olympic caliber athlete does? 
     If I must watch one more Bob Costas or Matt Lauer interview with Lindsey discussing how strong she is for skiing with an injury, I might change the channel.  Pat yourself on the back Lindsey - let's cry when you win the race and sympathize mid-competition with you when you start kvetching about how your shin hurts and then praise you at the end when you get a medal again.  I like that Julia Mancuso, the unsung silver medalist from yesterday's downhill race. She is the shorter more soft spoken Lindsey Vonn. I would much rather congratulate that Anja Paerson who really and truly ate it during the downhill yesterday and I'd venture to say probably bruised a lot more than her shin and still managed to come back today and compete - she's Swedish, they are tough, they don't complain.
    As I am finishing this up the Women's Downhill/Slalom race just ended.  German Best Friend of Vonn, Gold - Mancuso, Silver - Paerson, Bronze...Lindsey Yawn disqualified.  All is right with the world.