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“Ever since I moved out here as a kid and was a course slipper at the ‘99 World
Championships, I’ve always wanted to race here at home. The support that I’ve
received from everyone in this community has been amazing. This is a day that I’ll
remember for my entire life. Of the 46 wins that I have so far, this is probably the
most special.” — Lindsey Vonn
“This morning I woke up and I was really anxious and nervous. My stomach has
been in a knot all day. When I got to the start I was totally freaking out. I wanted to
win in front of my home fans so badly, mentally I was a wreck.” — Lindsey Vonn
“The Birds of Prey course at Beaver Creek has everything. There’s steeps, there’s
side hills, there’s hard turns, it’s technical and always coming at you and the speeds
are really high. It’s really a lot of fun to ski. I’d love to have Beaver Creek as a regular
World Cup stop.” — Lindsey Vonn
“I think it’s really awesome that the teachers in Vail gave all their kids an excused absence to get out of school to watch today. To have a race like this in their
hometown and to see the entire U.S. Ski Team ski well, I think that is extremely
important for kids. It’s inspiring for kids to go out there and do their best and that’s
really important. I’m going to sign as many helmets and jackets as I can to make
sure they don’t get in trouble for missing school.” — Lindsey Vonn
“It’s a great hill for women and it was really impressive to see so many fans out
there on a Wednesday. There’s a few places we go in Europe that don’t have this
many fans for Saturday races. Aspen was the same way this year with such amazing crowds. Colorado has been so supportive of ski racing.” — Julia Mancuso
