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Lindsey Vonn answers Trump-supporting Twitter trolls at the 2018 Winter Olympics
www.cbssports.com ^ | 02/19/2018 | by Kevin Skiver

Posted on 02/19/2018 6:34:57 AM PST by Red Badger

When Vonn tweeted her disappointment, Trump supporters were more than happy to bash her There are no participation trophies at the Winter Olympics, only medals. Nobody knows that better than Lindsey Vonn, who finished off the podium in the super-G on Saturday in South Korea. After the race was over, Vonn took to Twitter to express her frustration for the outcome of the race.

In response to the tweet, Vonn's timeline was filled with thousands of responses. The skiing star -- who has been critical of Donald Trump -- found user after user mocking her for the finish, with many referencing "karma" for her poor finish. In December, Vonn said that she was hoping to ski "for the people ... not the president" at the Winter Olympics, a comment that drew the ire of quite a few supporters of the president. Apparently, that frustration hasn't dissipated.

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Vonn attended University of Missouri High School, an online program through the university’s Center for Distance and Independent Study.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Vonn


81 posted on 02/19/2018 9:14:42 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Red Badger

This will prove to be her last Olympics. Perhaps we’ll have someone to cheer for next time.

I still haven’t watched any of the coverage.


82 posted on 02/19/2018 9:16:20 AM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: bgill

Me neither..................


83 posted on 02/19/2018 9:17:28 AM PST by Red Badger (Wanna surprise? Google your own name. Wanna have fun? Google your friends names......)
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To: Grampa Dave

Great quote, whether or not she actually trained intensively for 6 years. (I will assume she did.) That “there must be a mistake” look on the Czech girl after she saw her time was classic.


84 posted on 02/19/2018 9:26:40 AM PST by Gil4 (And the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, ax and saw)
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To: Lisbon1940
She has already won Gold for the USA, in 2014.

And OJ Simpson won a Heisman Trophy.

85 posted on 02/19/2018 9:29:09 AM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: Red Badger
"Break a leg" is an idiom in theatre..."

For alpine skiing, it is usually used literally. I don't want her to break a leg; losing to another snowboarder would be fine.

86 posted on 02/19/2018 9:36:51 AM PST by Gil4 (And the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, ax and saw)
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To: jch10

I don’t know why coaches and families don’t stress to athletes to keep quiet about their politics

maybe they do exceptions would be the NFL and the spurs coach


87 posted on 02/19/2018 9:39:41 AM PST by morphing libertarian (Build Kate's Wall)
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To: bella1

she’ll have to lose a few pounds to make it in hollywood.


88 posted on 02/19/2018 9:43:27 AM PST by morphing libertarian (Build Kate's Wall)
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To: trisham

LOL lots of fools out there


89 posted on 02/19/2018 9:44:05 AM PST by morphing libertarian (Build Kate's Wall)
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To: morphing libertarian

We have posters saying she needs attention and I don’t care what she says. Well we are giving her attention and we are showing we do care what she says. Otherwise why all the fuss.


90 posted on 02/19/2018 9:46:12 AM PST by morphing libertarian (Build Kate's Wall)
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To: dfwgator

I think because of the equipment factor that the bobsled thing is very political. Yeah you are right it was painful to watch.


91 posted on 02/19/2018 9:49:31 AM PST by junta ("Peace is a racket", testimony from crime boss Barrack Hussein Obama.)
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To: Red Badger

I have found that the athletes who get involved in politics (Vonn, Kenworthy, etc) have not fared well in this Olympics. Perhaps if they focused on their sport instead of politics, they would have done better.


92 posted on 02/19/2018 9:50:56 AM PST by grateful
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To: Gil4

In my limited reality, I have yet to meet a liberal in the last few decades, who isn’t a full blown liar about everything.


93 posted on 02/19/2018 9:52:55 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive of 63+ million Trump Deplorables. You will lose!)
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To: DPMD

Lindsey is going to be passed around from rap star to rap star when she’s done with the Olympics.


94 posted on 02/19/2018 9:54:39 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Red Badger
Lindsay Vonn and the Trump Curse

Lindsay Vonn: "Shut up and ski!"

95 posted on 02/19/2018 10:03:42 AM PST by Bon mots
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To: Red Badger
When did it become a thing to have to proclaim loyalty to a President or not?!

That was an Obama thing, that's when it happened. ‘The Affirmative Action One’, that's what Obama should be called now.

Trump don't need that!

Haven't watched, won't watch, she loses. Good.

96 posted on 02/19/2018 10:06:15 AM PST by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
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To: Red Badger

BAWHAHAHA..guess she’s reading our tweets..SWEET!! Fall you B*TCH!!


97 posted on 02/19/2018 10:18:54 AM PST by RoseofTexas
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To: silverleaf
TTTTTIIIIMMMMBBBBEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!😝
98 posted on 02/19/2018 10:21:51 AM PST by RoseofTexas
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To: RoseofTexas

Uff-Da!


99 posted on 02/19/2018 10:22:33 AM PST by silverleaf (A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
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To: morphing libertarian

No kidding.


100 posted on 02/19/2018 10:40:54 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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