Lindsey Vonn made history last weekend and became the most successful female skier of all time. The achievement is all the more difficult if we take into account the fact that she returned after an injury that not only kept her away from the white fields, but also seriously threatened her future sports career. Her comeback has now been immortalized in a documentary about rehabilitation, two injuries and a triumphant comeback, premiering on 28 January 2015 at 10am on Red Bull TV.
Documentary film Lindsey Vonn: The Rise, which shows the last 22 months the life of a 30-year-old American woman, with an emphasis on a near-fatal fall and surgery, will be available for free not only on Red Bull TV, but also online at redbull.com/snow and partner platforms Apple TV and Xbox 360. Lindsey and I will walk hers in an hour the path of thorns until the return, which was repaid with interest last weekend in Cortina d'Ampezzo, when he fell A 35-year-old record by the number of World Cup victories it has held until recently Anne Marie Moser-Pröll. Lindsey stopped that counter at the number for the moment 64, but it looks like he'll keep turning around.
In the documentary Lindsey Vonn: The Rise, the camera takes us to operating room, we see still unseen footage a terrible fall, the entire course of rehabilitation, training, mental and physical struggles, including the anxiety she felt as she helplessly watched her competitors through the TV screen at the Olympic Games in Sochi.
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But today, all that seems like nothing bad dreams, because you are owned a record by the number of first places in the World Cup that seemed unattainable just a few months ago, but she is still the only American skier to win Olympic gold medal in downhill skiing. In his truly rich collection of awards, he already has five medals from the world championships, which he is aiming for in his home country. Vail add another one.
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