" wrote Tina Maze on her blog.
"I believe this tunnel has been one of the shortest on my journey and the light will be strong again soon," wrote poetically the best Slovenian alpine skier at the end of a bad weekend in Beaver Creek, where she got 57 points.
She added that she saw a number of positive things in her average results. Her allies are patience and time, which is why she's not concerned. "It's easy when all goes smoothly and your head is clear. I probably don't need to mention that everything went wrong in Beaver Creek," Maze pointed out self-critically, but she remains optimistic.

She's expecting much better results in Lake Louise: "This time the downhill won't be the first time for me, since I've now had a few days of practice. All of this fills me with positive energy, since I really like the track, but I've never found the right feels for quick gliding. I hope it'll be different this time."

The main piece of news for the world media after the first practice run was the return of the American Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn, who participated in the World Cup for the first time since her knee injury in February. The winner of four overall World Cups championships had a successful and relatively fast practice run. She took 22nd place, with a good two seconds behind. She'll wait until the second practice run to make a decision about her participation in the downhill race. "The knee is fine, I feel it's stable, but we'll decide about my potential participation in the race after the last practice run," said Vonn.