PARK CITY, UT (June 10) – U.S. Ski Team alpine stars Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) and Resi Stiegler (Jackson Hole, WY) have found their way to the small screen in recent weeks as NBC begins to introduce its coverage of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, just under 250 days away.

It was a rare day off for Vonn, who jetted from training in Innsbruck, Austria to watch tennis hero Roger Federer win the French Open last weekend in Paris. NBC Sports was there to catch the two-time World Cup overall champion with its celeb cam.

It's no secret that Vonn is a tennis fanatic and that Federer is her favorite athlete, but it was luck that Federer sealed the French Open victory with Vonn in the audience. The win was the 14th Grand Slam title for the Swiss ace and secured Federer's spot as the sixth man in history to complete a career Grand Slam, notching wins at all major championships.

Vonn was planning on making it her personal mission to meet Federer during a trip to Wimbledon at the end of the month, but her opportunity came early as she was able to hang out with Federer after the match. She has the photo to prove it.

Stiegler's tube time came on the hinges of a pre Olympic media session with NBC in Los Angeles. During the event producers tagged her for a feature on the May 27 edition of Last Call with Carson Daly.

Stiegler's segment includes her thoughts on growing up with Olympic gold medalist Pepi Stiegler for a father and also her battle back from a 2007 season ending crash in her former hometown of Lienz, Austria. And yes, she does show off the scars.

Fans got a glimpse of what is to come this season when the tech ace skied to a slalom 19th at the 2009 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. Due to injury it was the only race she started all season, but that didn't slow her from climbing into the stands for French President Nicolas Sarkozy's autograph on her race bib.

Both athletes are now back in the gym full-time as they prepare for the upcoming World Cup and Olympic season. But chances are we'll be seeing a lot more TV time for these women's alpine stars.
 
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