You can hear the sound of the skis slapping into frozen bumps, the air whooshing as the racers fly past; legs screaming, heart racing, all while navigating swooping turns and a 1,023-meter vertical drop. In under two minutes, the bone-rattling ride is over. If negotiated successfully.

Lindsey Vonn successfully skied down the Cortina D'Ampezzo course despite a torn ACL as women's Alpine skiing kicked with a a downhill training run.

MILAN (AP) — Men's downhill in Alpine skiing starts as the first medal event of the Milan Cortina Olympics and will take place Saturday, which is officially Day 1 of the Games. Also in the spotlight will be U.

World champion Breezy Johnson was relieved to complete the first training session for the women's Olympic downhill on Friday but the American was still not about to let down her guard.

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