debut here in vancouver. not a bad thing considering she arrived with an injured shin that s healed considerably allowing vonn to take up her pursuit of olympic history. to spend time with american skier lindsey vonn, you may sometimes need an interpreter. [ speaking foreign language ] reporter: but you will never need a baby-sitter. [ speaking foreign language ] reporter: vonn is america s great hope on the continues of the vancouver olympics and she s embracing that role much tighter than the person who filled it at the torino games, bode miller, whose only success came in his word z in partying at an olympic level. vonn knows the question before it is asked. my answer always the same. that s not who i am. i m not a party girl. i feel like i m a totally different person than bode. reporter: vonn loves ski racing so much that she learned german to better interact with her european fans. she eats and sleeps it, but unlike miller, she does not
performs monday night at the winter olympics in vancouver, british columbia. grab your energy domes and hold on. well, today we test the cheese theory. american skier lindsey vonn used a creamy european cheese to treat her injured shin. she hits the slopes later today in the women s downhill and cnn s mark mckay has more on vonn and her drive to not only succeed but dominate. reporter: to spend time with lindsey vonn, you may sometimes need an interpreter. but you will never need a baby-sitter. vonn is america s great hope on the mountains at the vancouver olympics and he is embracing that role much tighter than the person who filled it at the torino games, bode miller, whose only success came in partying at an olympic level. vonn knows the question before it is asked. my answer is always the same.