An item high on Lindsey Vonn‘s priority list — competing against the men.
She’s lobbying hard for such a chance, but so far the International Ski Federation (FIS) has yet to sign off.
U.S. Alpine director Patrick Riml said he will push for rules alterations at the FIS meetings in May to possibly give Vonn and other female skiers that opportunity down the road.
“All the men say, ‘We don’t think she’s going to beat us,’ which is what they’re going to say, and also that, ‘It will be great for our sport,”‘ Vonn said.