Vonn picks winning ski helmet design for Olympics
DENVER – In a surprise move to many Coloradans, Lindsey Vonn passed on the Colorado design entry for her ski helmet in the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Vonn announced Thursday via teleconference at the SIA Snow Show in Denver her top choice for her helmet design. She picked entrant Laddie’s design from Pocatello, Idaho.
Vonn had recently narrowed down her choices from more than 300 to three, including a Boulder woman who runs her own graphic design business.
Carolyn McHale, who creates logos and custom Twitter backgrounds through her Boulder-based company Boldface Design, decided to design the helmet entry in her spare time. She told 9NEWS she wanted to try something she’d never done before, and aimed at capturing what it means to be a Winter Olympian.
“While it’s disappointing that my design wasn’t chosen, it was an honor to have been selected by Lindsey as a finalist, and chosen as the favorite in the online voting. I’m still rooting for Lindsey to bring home the gold,” McHale said.
Ultimately, Vonn had the final say on which helmet to wear and winner Laddie will enjoy a trip to Vonn’s hometown of Vail, despite an online poll that voted McHale’s design as the top helmet.
SOURCE: http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=131673&catid=339
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