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FOXSports.com catches up with Lindsey Vonn to talk about her World Cup Championships, what it feels like to be the most decorated U.S. skiier, her love of cows and more.
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I'm Bryan -- Lindsay modest one the most decorated downhill skiers in the world were pleased to be joined by the former Olympian Lindsay you recently injure your knee what's the latest on your condition. Yeah do our enemy like rational last Wednesday in I was on crutches for about five days it was you know wasn't lookin' too good girl out there but. -- -- the doctor you know of any of the weekend he'd make says you know things are looking pretty -- -- and it actually yesterday and today. So things are looking you know definitely positive I am really hoping erase the past and I am not him century yet but. You know so far so far so good. You just won your first World Cup slalom race in terms of victories where would you rank this one. You know winning in Finland has definitely had to say -- but you know very top top welcome praises of my career -- -- -- I actually grab them in a soda and they start off the lawns gear and you know -- I moved to downtown by the haven't really you know found my arm while form again and this is a it was off and really. -- proud of that because you know it's not easy to be of violence the year. You know I just it's tough. -- really psyched about it. Lindsay you're the most successful American downhill skier ever with ten victories what is achievement media. -- awesome I mean honestly am I grew up you know -- realizing he was street and now you know I'm I'm ahead of her and and that. In the Reno record books and it's it's incredible I mean it. It I don't feel like it's any different but you know what I'm looking back at him -- I'm sure and about my career and you know staying with that I accomplished I think. You know those records really mean on me and they they are riding a lot I think it's just. It's it's night music is nice good -- out I think. Fought athletic people like myself who don't gauge how fast are you going when you come down hill. How I'm going fast and it and and usually going between you know exceed eighty miles an hour. I always sell people you know you're driving your car -- on the -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- and that's similar to what we're what we're doing on the hill. Odd old you have a couple of cows not your traditional that the let me ask you what -- raising a cal or training for the Olympic Games. Well I want to have my first out. A couple of years ago in France. Farewell -- down salaries and they -- they didn't want to give me the -- want to give me -- check it was just you know promotional done and then -- you know that well you know you tell -- that I can have a -- Though it actually gave it Cowan. You know she came to actually my friend's house my friend has a bargain in Austria. Later the -- ten hours and inch actually came to me pregnant. Which that it you know now at the time so -- -- few months after I got the first guy got a second -- and then. -- a few months ago I got a third out so. You know aren't Iona heard overnight Austria. You're involved with a special training program would Red Bull one of the DLs. Well in a rebels got the special programs called an athlete national project and you know what they do is saying essentially you know cater my fitness plan around me have my personal trainer and my own personal physical therapist. So. You know might. Especially my day is planned out you know for three -- 65 is the -- And it may have it got me doing everything in anything and everything that's going to make -- faster and stronger and I definitely. And I think it pays off so much because you know when I'm on the hill and actually able to do whatever I want to do because -- now. In my body's strong and I'll support you and only that -- you know our ski season -- so -- -- October and we finished in March and good how about fitness is it means a lot because you're able to are you the same in October as you harm -- then you know you're going to be well off for the overall title. Lindsay thanks much for taking the time for more he videos keep a log on the foxsports.com I'm Bryan Webber will he next.