POSTED: Tuesday March 10th 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LINDSEY VONN SET TO MAKE AMERICAN SKI HISTORY ON UNIVERSAL SPORTS

More than 15 Hours of Same Day Coverage of FIS Alpine World Cup Finals Starts 10 a.m. ET this Wednesday from Are, Sweden

       UniversalSports.com Live Webcast Also Available


       \“The question at this point is not whether Vonn will make history, it\‘s the kind of history she will make…\” Universal Sports\’ Steve Porino

LOS ANGELES – March 10, 2009 – Lindsey Vonn is poised to make history this week by becoming the first American woman to win the overall World Cup title twice. Four events and only a few points stand between her and the overall title as Universal Sports presents more than 15 hours of coverage of the 2009 FIS Alpine World Cup Finals from Are, Sweden starting Wednesday.

COVERAGE ON UNIVERSAL SPORTS:  Coverage begins with women\‘s downhill finals featuring Vonn on Wednesday at 9 a.m. ET followed by the men\‘s downhill finals at 12 p.m. ET. Coverage continues on Thursday at 10 a.m. ET with men\‘s Super G finals and women\‘s Super G finals at 1 p.m. ET.

Universal Sports, available in 45 million homes, will present over 15 hours of same-day coverage starting Wednesday (all times ET):

Wed., March 11
Women\‘s Downhill Final
9 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Men\‘s Downhill Final
12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Thurs., March 12
Men\‘s super-G Final
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Women\‘s super-G Final
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Fri., March 13
Men\‘s Giant Slalom Final
10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Women\‘s Slalom Final
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Sat., March 14
Men\‘s Slalom Final
10 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Women\‘s Giant Slalom Final
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Sun., March 15
Women\‘s and Men\‘s Team Finals 1
10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Women\‘s and Men\‘s Team Finals 2
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

LIVE COVERAGE ON UNIVERSALSPORTS.COM:  UniversalSports.com will offer each Alpine World Cup event from Are live online starting Wednesday at 4:20 a.m. ET.  The Women\‘s Downhill featuring Vonn is live at 7:20 a.m. ET.  Log onto UniversalSports.com for the complete live schedule.

PORINO ON VONN:  \“The question at this point is not whether Vonn will make history, it\‘s the kind of history she will make… She\‘s will win her second overall title and most likely by Wednesday afternoon. So don\‘t miss that race. There is every reason to watch the World Cup finals, but Lindsey Vonn is definitely the best reason.\”

U.S. WOMEN: Lindsey Vonn is on her way to becoming the first American woman to win back-to-back overall World Cup titles. Maria Riesch, who is currently in second place overall, stands 369 points behind Vonn.  Vonn has already won her second consecutive Women\‘s Downhill title, joining her childhood idol Picabo Street as the only American women to accomplish this feat.  It\‘s been a stellar year for Vonn, who has captured 19 World Cup medals - the most by any American woman in history.

U.S. MEN: U.S. skier Ted Ligety has a chance to win a medal in Are.  He is currently third in the men\‘s giant slalom standings, trailing Benjamin Raich of Austria and Didier Cuche of Switzerland.

ENTIRE FIS ALPINE SEASON ON UNIVERSAL SPORTS: Universal Sports broadcast the entire 2008-09 FIS Alpine Ski Season on TV and online.  Past races, as well as highlights, photo galleries, recaps, interviews and more are all available at UniversalSports.com/skiing.

ABOUT UNIVERSAL SPORTS: Universal Sports, a partnership between NBC Sports and InterMedia Partners, serves as the preeminent multiplatform destination for Olympic-related and lifestyle sports programming available on television and online. Universal Sports is a 24-hour television channel available in 45 million television households in markets including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., San Diego, San Francisco, Denver, Seattle, Las Vegas, Indianapolis, Reno and Omaha. Major world championship and Olympic qualifying events found on Universal Sports range from track and field, skiing, swimming, gymnastics, marathons and cycling, to volleyball, rowing, triathlon, fencing, speed skating and martial arts. UniversalSports.com delivers an immersive experience via live and on-demand competition coverage, interaction with top athletes through blogs and in-depth access to Olympic sports news and information year round. For more information on the availability of the Universal Sports 24-hour television channel, please visit UniversalSports.com

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For more information, please contact:
T.K. Gore
Universal Sports
240.396.1907
tkgore@wcsn.com

Melisa Mowry
Universal Sports
240.396.1906
mmowry@wcsn.com


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