{"id":49,"date":"2010-02-18T10:22:17","date_gmt":"2010-02-18T10:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspirationreport\/2010\/02\/winter-olympics-skier-lindsey-vonn-wins-olympic-gold.html"},"modified":"2010-02-18T10:22:17","modified_gmt":"2010-02-18T10:22:17","slug":"winter-olympics-skier-lindsey-vonn-wins-olympic-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2010\/02\/winter-olympics-skier-lindsey-vonn-wins-olympic-gold.html","title":{"rendered":"Winter Olympics: Skier Lindsey Vonn Wins Olympic Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>American history was made when <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LindseyVonnUSA\">25-year-old Lindsey Vonn won the first gold medal in downhill speed skiing<\/a>&nbsp;on Wednesday.&nbsp; The last time an American woman won a gold medal in any Alpine speed skiing event was in 1988 when Picabo Street competed in the super giant (super G) slalom race.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I dreamed about what this would feel like but it is much better in real life,&#8221; said the 25-year-old.&#8221; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2010\/SPORT\/02\/17\/winter.olympics.sixth.day\/index.html?hpt=C1\">CNN.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Despite sustaining a shin injury and feeling &nbsp;pressure to win&nbsp;since losing in the last Olympics, Vonn pressed on and made a strong comeback on the slope, fulfilling all expectations&nbsp;and the ultimate Olympic dream.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more on Lindsey Vonn:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouver2010.com\/olympic-alpine-skiing\/athletes\/lindsey-vonn_ath1024072PD.html\">Athlete Profile: Lindsey Vonn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2010\/SPORT\/02\/17\/winter.olympics.sixth.day\/index.html?hpt=C1\">CNN.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/02\/18\/sports\/olympics\/18downhill.html\">NYTimes.com<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American history was made when 25-year-old Lindsey Vonn won the first gold medal in downhill speed skiing&nbsp;on Wednesday.&nbsp; 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