The opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games will air replica Cartier watches tonight on NBC at 7:30 p.m. Eastern. It will be the first ever ceremony held indoors, which is a good thing because forecasters predict rain this evening for the area. Lindsey Vonn says she feels alright after her recent injury, but watch the tube tonight to see if she feels good enough to march. Be on the lookout for ski jumping and speed skating on SaturdayApolo Anton Ohno will be onand the womens combined, starring Lindsey Vonn, on Sunday. Check your local station for listings. Aileen Torres
Just days before Lindsey Vonn is slated to compete in her first replica Omega watches event of the 2010 Winter Olympics. We just blogged that the skier revealed a shin injury shed sustained Feb. 3 during a practice run in Austria, and warned she may not be able to race in Vancouver.Heres a bit more news on the matter. Vonn said she will attempt a training run on Thursday. She refused xrays, not wanting to know if her leg had fractured.Vonns injury brings back memories of her gnarly 2006 crash during a training run at the Turin Olympics. After a shocking brief hospital stay,
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