"Vonn started skiing on glaciers in Austria when she was just 9 years old. Most of the glaciers that I used to ski on are pretty much gone, 41-year-old Vonn said Feb. 3 in response to a question from The Associated Press at a prerace press conference in Cortina before she crashed on the Olympic downhill course. So that's very real and it's very apparent to us."
"they get a real front-row view to the monumental changes underway atop some of the world's highest, coldest peaks. It is something that's very close to our heart, because it is the heart and soul of what we do, Shiffrin told AP after racing Sunday. I would really, really like to believe and hope that with strong voices and sort of broader policy changes within companies and governments, there is a hope for a future of our sport."
Team USA skiers Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin and Italy's Federica Brignone expressed concern about accelerating glacier melt during the Olympic Games near Cortina d'Ampezzo. Glaciers once visible from town have dramatically shrunk, with many reduced to tiny glaciers or residual ice patches high in the Dolomites. Any view of a major glacier now requires a long drive to the Marmolada, which is also melting rapidly. The world's top skiers train on glaciers for high-quality snow, and warming temperatures jeopardize training, competition conditions, and the long-term future of alpine skiing.
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