More Lindsey Vonn Photos: Sexy in Sports Illustrated

As we write this article, Lindsey Vonn is on the verge of winning the Gold Medal in Women's Downhill. It will be the skier's first-ever Olympic title.

Congratulations are very much in order for Vonn, but she'd have been a winner in the eyes of men across the nation regardless of how she fared this week on the slopes.

That's because Vonn and teammate Hannah Teter posed seductively in the latest issue of Sports Illustrated, bravely eschewing shirts despite the cold temperatures around them. Talk about Gold Medal winning form!

Vonn was also featured on the cover of that magazine's Olympic prevew, which created quite a stir for the way it depicted her backside.

You can go vote now on whether or not the cover photo is sexist, but there's no denying the classification of the pictures below: they are nothing but SEXY!

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Lindsey Vonn vs. Hannah Teter: Who Would You Rather...

They're competing against each other for medals in the 2010 Winter Olympics, but that's nothing compared to this.

Lindsey Vonn and Hannah Teter are U.S. teammates and Sports Illustrated models.

They both posed for that magazine's iconic Swimsuit Edition this year and have caused quite a stir between those that think female athletes should be proud of their bodies and those that think women will never be taken seriously if they play up their sexuality.

It's actually an interesting debate, made relevant this month by Vonn's SI Olympic Preview cover. But it's not the one we're focused on here.

Instead, we want readers to study the photos below and chime in: Which skier's moguls would you rather jump off... if you know what we mean!

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Lindsey Vonn Sports Illustrated Cover: Sexist or Sexy?

The latest issue of Sports Illustrated dubs Lindsey Vonn as "America's Best Woman Skier Ever."

If any controversy were to arise over this issue, you'd think this statement would be the cause. But there's no room for debate, considering Vonn is the first U.S. woman to win back-to-back overall World Cup championships.

Instead, Vonn's pose is creating a stir. It's not difficult to see why:

The question at stake is a common refrain when female athletes are depicted in a sexual manner:

Is this objectifying them, or celebrating them? Is is sexist to highlight Vonn's beauty, or merely the job of any photographer to bring out what's most attractive about a subject?

An editorial on womantalksports.com reports that only 4% of Sports Illustrated covers feature women and these "are more likely than not to be in sexualized poses and not in action - and the most recent Vonn cover is no exception."

Then again, Danica Patrick has never been shy about playing up her sexuality - and it's led to a surge in popularity for her sport and for herself.

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