The president of Alpine sa国际传媒 hasn't given up on Lindsey Vonn racing men at Lake Louise, Alta.
The first time might not be in a World Cup race, though. Max Gartner says he's been talking to Vonn's sponsor, Red Bull.
"We're working on some plans, but we do hope this will happen down the road," Gartner says. "We do hope it will happen in Lake Louise.
"It's the best venue where men and women have an equal amount of time on the slopes."
Vonn asked FIS, the world governing body of skiing, if she could race in the men's World Cup downhill and super-G this weekend at Lake Louise. But FIS denied the reigning Olympic champion's request.
An exhibition event, with a lot of prize money tempting the world's top male and female racers to participate, could be a step in that direction.
"Her racing the men, I was a big proponent of that and I still haven't given up the fact that's going to happen one day," Gartner says.
"And from what I hear from Lindsey, she's not giving up on the plan either."
