PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) - Just before Lindsey Vonn embarks on her run in the Olympic downhill on Wednesday, a nervous 55-year-old Austrian will hand her a pair of skis that he believes will be the fastest on the mountain.
Heinz Haemmerle, or "Magic Heinzi" as Vonn calls him, is the American's service rep and in a sport that can be decided by hundredths of a second, his work in preparing her skis can be the difference between winning and losing.
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