There was just a hint of light cresting the ridgelines to the east against an otherwise dark, black sky. Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn clicked into her Head skis and pushed off towards the American Eagle lift at Copper Mountain. Cold, damp snow swirled around her as the lift sped through a battery of guns pumping out snow to prepare for the season ahead. To the west, a full moon was setting over her hometown of Vail. It was a familiar scene for the 30-year-old champion — one that had been playing out for her since she used to ride the …
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