- It's Lindsey Vonn and her dog Lucy, they're here!
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Hello!
- Hi guys.
Hi Lucy.
Yeah.
- See they don't need to socially distance.
- Are we allowed to-- - I know, we're not allowed to
but I would be
wrapping around you. - The foot thing.
I know.
- Koala on eucalyptus. - I'm a big hugger.
- And you're such a tall drink of water.
(Lindsey laughs)
- And I am such a tiny one.
- I wear these deceptive shoes.
- I know I do the same thing,
but don't really-- - Lucy come up here.
(Drew whistles) Lucy.
You're part of this.
- Come here.
- They met, Lucy and Lucy met before the show
and sniffed each other's butts.
- Yes they are acquainted.
- And exactly.
And they did their meet and greet
and found out that everything is super kosher.
Speaking of how tall you are,
I couldn't believe you have to wear men's skis.
- Well I don't have to, I actually want to.
Because they're better and like faster
and so I push the limits.
And no one else really did it before I did it,
and then they're like you're crazy,
and they were laughing at me.
And then I won and then they're like,
oh maybe she's on to something.
(Lindsey laughs)
- Do you think that they move faster?
Do they have a different type of ride and speed and glide?
- They're stiffer, they're more difficult to turn,
but if you have the strength to turn them
then you actually can generate more speed.
So I always was trying to push the limits
and find new ways to be faster.
And you know my ski technician
who used to work for Bode Miller,
and he's like--
- Oh wow. - Well you know
why don't we try some of these skis.
And I was so much faster right off the get.
And so, I just-- - That was it.
- That was it.
- Cow-a-bunga.
(Lindsey laughs)
- Something like that.
- You know I'm reading about you
and I'm thinking of my own daughter Olive who is eight.
And she is the most go for it kid, which is all,
you know you can ever dream of as a parent.
It's like she sees a giant wave
and she hurls herself into it. - That's awesome.
- And she runs, you know jumps stairs,
and she's just that fearless kid.
- That's awesome, you can't teach that.
- Really?
- No you cannot teach that.
That's what I feel like.
I mean I have four younger siblings,
and none of them were like me.
I was definitely different. - Really.
- And they were you know very motivated and hard working,
but they just didn't, they always had that fear factor.
I just, something maybe is amiss upstairs,
but I just don't get afraid at pretty much anything.
- Oh, I mean we've talked about fearless.
Our word of the week was intrepid.
And it's all about being fearless.
And then I question, you know how do you get to fearless?
- Yeah.
- I know that your grandfather was a big influence on you.
And I was so curious,
like what did he say to you or your family.
Because I want to speak to her
in the right and inspiring way
to help aid her fearlessness, and quell my own fears
while I watch the most important thing in my universe
hurling herself into the abyss.
(Lindsey laughs)
- I mean it's basically just,
I feel like my parents were never,
they were never scared of me doing things
that were you know risky.
My grandparents would always pray for me when I skied.
But they never said, you know slow down,
or you know this is too dangerous.
My parents always encouraged me to follow my dreams
and they never you know said
that you know oh girls don't do this.
Or you know it was very, always very positive.
And if you wanna be the best you can be the best,
just work hard at it.
So I think it's just basically encouraging them
to do what they wanna do.
Because kids I think naturally gravitate
towards their passions right.
If they're not passionate about it
they're definitely not gonna do it
no matter the parents say.
But if they're fearless, that's a great quality.
You have to tell them what can happen you know,
if something goes wrong.
But if they're not afraid,
I mean it's very difficult to find people
that aren't naturally afraid of things.
- Okay, I'm gonna take that
good advice. - So that's a positive,
it's a very big positive. - Okay.
I really I was like I wanna ask Lindsey Vonn
and her advice on having a fearless child.
'Cause my other daughter is the exact opposite.
She's seeing like the foam wash up
(Lindsey laughs) and she's like.
(Drew groans)
You know?
- But that's natural, like that's kind of their personality.
And you just gotta encourage that and let it grow.
- Now okay, "The Pack".
We have a VFF wall full of dog owners.
- I know I saw that. - And dog lovers.
We are dog owners and dog lovers.
Please tell me about this show.
I mean what a dream.
- I know. - Like you travel
the world with dogs?
- Yeah.
When they approached me, when Amazon approached me
I was you know obviously retiring from my ski career.
And they said do you wanna do a global competition show
with Lucy and 12 other dogs?
And I was like, yes please.
I mean who doesn't wanna do that.
So Lucy and I got to travel with these amazing people.
They competed in different countries
for different challenges.
Lucy definitely would not have won any of the challenges,
I can confirm that.
But it was very fun.
And we obviously enjoy traveling.
She went to the Olympics with me in Korea.
So like Lucy and I are inseparable
and this was like the perfect project for us.
- I think this is a dream show,
I think it's gonna be a huge hit.
Because people love to see adventure competition shows,
but I've never seen one like this,
with a partner that is your dog.
- Yeah.
- And I mean, I am gonna be tuning in.
This is so exciting.
In fact "The Pack" premieres tomorrow Friday November 20th,
on Amazon Prime Video.
Watch and celebrate the amazing Vonn that we all have.
They are family, they are our best friends.
And Lindsey Vonn
you have brought something out into the world
that I think all of us
are gonna totally embrace, binge, enjoy,
and just be so happy that it's out there.
'Cause this is so unique.
And thank you for the life advice,
because I want my daughter to be fearless.
And I'm so in awe and inspired of people like you,
that I had to take the opportunity
to be a family member who enables their daughters
to be fearless.
Because I mean, look at you.
You're the coolest. - Well it sounds
like you're doing a great job, so,
I'm sure she's gonna be amazing, she already is amazing, so.
- Well I'm gonna follow your advice, thank you so much.
Thank you Lindsey Vonn. - No problem.
- And Lucy!
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