Weekend Races

This was an really awesome speed-weekend for a Lindsey Vonn Fan like me...and surely for herself, too :)

It started with Friday's Super-G in Cortina d'Ampezzo. I unfortunately hadn't the opportunity to watch the race because I had to be at school and write this silly essay ;) When I got home the first thing I did was surfing the internet and looking if Lindsey won the race. And she did :) I was so indescribable happy and jumped up and down through the flat :) So this weekend started really great :)

Saturday's Downhill...yeah...this was a strange race ;) And it was very emotional for me...

When the first skier started racing down the slope I was still very relaxed but with every additional skier my heartbeat got faster and my nervousness grew stronger and stronger. By the time Maria Riesch started racing I nearly freaked out (to be honest, that's everytime the same but this time it was really extreme...). I don't know why but I had this stupid premonition from beginning that Maria is going to win this race. And when she came into the finish line and I saw her great racing time on my television screen I couldn't believe my eyes. I was like "Holy shit...this cannot be happening." On the one hand I realized that this racing time will be hard to beat and that Maria probably will win this race but on the other hand I was sure our Speed-Queen Lindsey is going to have a great and fast run and will beat her...

When Lindsey started my nervousness has reached a really high level ;) But I suddenly was confident again that she's going to win this because she had such a great start. Then there was this situation when she nearly had a really really bad crash. I was so shocked, nearly crying and I thought she's going to crash into the nets. But she managed it with her usual aplomb! I'm sure every other Skier would crash into the nets in such a situation but she is the Speed Queen and the best Skier ever - she continues racing down the slope and avoids a bad crash! The rest of her run was really great and in the end she finished 3rd :) I was so happy for her and very relieved she didn't crash and finished this race healthy :) And a 3rd place with such a spectacular near-crash is perfect!

I really wanted Lindsey to win this DH...that was the reason I was so nervous in the beginning...but in the end I was so indescribable glad she didn't crash and made this 3rd place...

And last but not least there was this wonderful Super-G today :) It was a crazy day...this morning I went training with some other girls from the Skiclub and with my coach. I was in a good condition this morning and I was sure I'll have a great training...but yeah...it was so terrible :( I had two silly crashes. The first crash wasn't really bad...but the second one was awful. Don't know what happened...I suddenly hadn't my Skis under control and crashed down. And now my right ankle bone and my right knee are injured...it's not a bad injury but it hurts very much. That's the second time I injured my right knee. First time was last year in Galtür, Austria with my mom. We made a little break at a mountain Restaurant and I opened my boots because they were really uncomfortable that day. When we continued skiing I forgot about closing my boots (I know, it sounds silly...but it's true ;D) and started skiing in the deep powder snow. And I don't know how but I suddenly twisted my legs and hurt my right knee because the boot wasn't closed and I hadn't any foothold...That was a bad thing...

Well, to come back to today's Super-G...I wanted to say my day started really bad because of my crash. At 11:45 we paused our training and started watching the Cortina Super-G at my coach's Laptop. Lindsey started as 18th and finished as first! She won this Super-G! I was so happy and this win really made my day! I was happy again and nearly forgot about my crash! She had such a great run and deserved this win so much! I'm so proud of my role model Lindsey! This was so awesome

Now I'm really looking forward to the next races in Sestriere and I'll keep my fingers crossed for Lindsey! She's the Speed-Queen and the best, no matter what happens!

Hope you guys have a great rest of the evening! xo, Bianca

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