Vonn, Mancuso go 1-2 in Olympic downhill (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

Lindsey Vonn lived up to expectations and won the Olympic downhill Wednesday, and childhood rival and American teammate Julia Mancuso took a surprise silver medal. In a race characterized by several crashes -- including one to Swedish standout Anja Paerson -- Vonn's bruised right shin proved not to be a hindrance as she sped down Franz's Downhill in 1 minute, 44.19 seconds.

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