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LINDSEY VONN

Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. reacts after her run at the Women's super-G event in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Saturday. The event was called off the following day.
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Dec 23, 2024
Wind halts Vonn comeback as St. Moritz super-G called off
After three postponed starts the race was in danger of overrunning its broadcasting slot.
American Lindsey Vonn competes in the women's super-G World Cup event in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Alpine skiing
Dec 22, 2024
'Perfect start' for ski great Vonn on World Cup return
Vonn left the sport in 2019 after a series of major injuries but she has been free of pain since a right knee replacement in April.
Lindsey Vonn poses with her World Cup trophies after the season finale in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, in March 2010.
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Nov 15, 2024
Lindsey Vonn coming out of retirement to rejoin U.S. Ski Team at age 40
Vonn, a three-time Olympic medalist and four-time overall World Cup champion, retired in 2019 after a bruising 18-year career during which she suffered several injuries.
Japan Times
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Jan 9, 2023
Mikaela Shiffrin dominates field to earn record-equaling World Cup victory
The 27-year-old American produced two dominant runs to beat Italian Federica Brignone by 0.77 seconds.
Japan Times
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Jan 5, 2023
Mikaela Shiffrin on verge of matching Lindsey Vonn's record for World Cup victories
Mikaela Shiffrin moved to within one of Lindsey Vonn's record for women's World Cup wins with her victory in by sealing victory in Zagreb.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 26, 2021
Four-time Olympian Lindsey Vonn feels boycotts should be left up to athletes
'If athletes want to boycott that's their prerogative and their right,' Vonn said.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Dec 27, 2019
Skier Lindsey Vonn gives engagement ring to Devils defenseman P.K. Subban
Olympic ski champion Lindsey Vonn believes women aren't the only ones who should get engagement rings. So on Christmas Day she gave one to boyfriend P.K. Subban, the Canadian-born New Jersey Devils defenseman.
Japan Times
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Feb 5, 2019
Lindsey Vonn crashes in super-G at world championships
American Lindsey Vonn crashed heavily in the super-G at the Alpine Ski World Championships on Tuesday in what was the penultimate race of her glittering career.
Japan Times
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Jan 10, 2019
Lindsey Vonn's return postponed by heavy snowfall in Austria
Lindsey Vonn's return to World Cup racing will have to wait another week.
Japan Times
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Oct 12, 2018
Lindsey Vonn plans to retire after upcoming season
Lindsey Vonn, who is four wins shy of the all-time mark for World Cup race wins, will retire from competition at the end of the 2018-19 season, NBC Sports reported on Thursday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 19, 2018
Lindsey Vonn is the downhill favorite, says rival Sofia Goggia
The form book suggests there is little to choose between the world's top two women downhill skiers ahead of Wednesday's Olympic race at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre.
Japan Times
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Feb 7, 2017
Vonn stumbles out of Super-G on first day at world championships
Lindsey Vonn's first run-out at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships lasted just a few seconds on Tuesday when the American slid out of the Super-G.
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Aug 13, 2015
Skier Vonn breaks ankle in training
Lindsey Vonn, the most successful woman ski racer, said she broke her ankle while training in New Zealand on Thursday.
Zelenskyy to replace Ukraine ambassador to Japan
Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky delivers a speech during a handover ceremony of Self-Defense Force vehicles to Ukraine, at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, in May last year.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, report says
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
For baseball fans, 2024 brought The Summer of Shohei Ohtani
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts to a standing ovation from fans after hitting his 50th home run of the season, against the Marlins in Miami on Sept. 19.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
Is Japan finally ready to tap its abundant geothermal energy potential?
Steam rises from a geothermal plan in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture. Despite its long history and potential, geothermal provided just 0.3% of Japan's overall energy mix in the fiscal year from April 2023
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.

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