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<div dir="ltr">Georgia Cloepfil is the author of <i>The Striker and the Clock</i> (Riverhead, 2024). Her other writing can be found in <i>The Yale Review</i>, The New York <i>Times</i> Magazine, <i>n+1 </i>and elsewhere.</div>
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Georgia Cloepfil

Olympics

The Suffering Of Lindsey Vonn

Ray Ratto

USA's Lindsey Vonn takes part in the second official training for the women's downhill event ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Cortina d’Ampezzo on February 6, 2026.

Luck Finally Failed Lindsey Vonn

Kelsey McKinney

Olympic Dog Lucy Attends Second Consecutive Winter Games

This Is So Stupid

My Friend Lindsey Vonn Never Texts Me :( [Update]

P.K. Subban and Lindsey Vonn wear sunglasses and smooch

Life Lessons

Learn To Like A New Sport By Finding A Good Crush

Lindsey Vonn