today's olympics links: Sports Illustrated cover of Lindsey Vonn draws heat

Posted on Thu, Feb 4, 2010 : 5:14 p.m.

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Lindsey Vonn, of the US, celebrates on the podium after winning an Alpine Ski, Women's World Cup Super G race, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010.

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Sports Illustrated has generated some controversy with its cover of the Olympic Preview edition, which features American skier Lindsey Vonn.


Chase also delivers this jab at former Ann Arbor resident Michael Phelps in the Vonn story: "If she wins multiple golds in Vancouver, Vonn has the potential to become a major crossover star. She'd be like Michael Phelps, only with better looks and an actual personality."

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