CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Perusing the start list for the women’s alpine skiing World Cup, most of the numbers look the same.
The document states the competitors’ names, nationality, bib number and year of birth. Some 42 of the 54 competitors were born in the 1990s, while 11 were born in the 2000s.
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And then there’s one woman who doesn’t quite fit the trend, her year sticks out a mile. It’s 1984, and it’s Lindsey Vonn.
“This is history in the making,” the announcer boisterously proclaims as Vonn prepares to start her run down the white, gleaming slopes of Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
“Lindsey, Lindsey!” the crowd, one of the largest the event has
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