downhill

Example Sentences

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Magic sometimes sat on the toboggan while Duane pulled, and she sometimes ran around Duane when she couldn’t sit still any longer because she was too excited thinking about going downhill.

From Literature

Vonn has won 84 World Cup races and three Olympic medals, including gold in the downhill at the 2010 Vancouver Games.

From Los Angeles Times

The three-time gold medalist for Team USA broke her left leg when she crashed during the women’s downhill competition earlier this month.

From Salon

American ski star Lindsey Vonn, who suffered a horrific fall in the Olympic downhill in Cortina, on Monday thanked the doctor who saved her leg.

From Barron's

The American skiing great, 41, has had multiple operations since breaking her leg and ankle in the women's downhill event in Italy on 8 February.

From BBC