The hills are alive with pictures of U.S. Olympic downhill skier Lindsey Vonn, as America's best hope for winter gold is currently melting hearts and minds with a scorching Sports Illustrated spread. While not everyone is happy about the pics, there are several TV anchors who have become ensnared in the Vonn trap.

The pictures inside the magazine are wreaking havoc with the attention spans of TV personalities like Regis Philbin and NY1's Pat Kiernan, each of whom got hilariously sidetracked by The Daily News's reprint of a Vonn bikini shot.

Keep reading to check out video of their reactions, as well as Keith Olbermann pointing out the fart joke embedded in the cover.


First, there's Regis Philbin, who goes in for a closer look to "get her name" (sure, Reege), then delivers a segue that makes Kelly Ripa's eyes bug.



Then Keith Olbermann points out that the cover appears to show the letters "PU" wafting up from Vonn's "hindquarter." He then breaks the sad news that the "Cover Curse" may have dashed Lindsey's, and our, medal hopes. On the bright side, he also teaches us about "cheese therapy."

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Finally, there was NY1's Pat Kiernan, who's not sure what the story is, but he likes it. We love, equally, the way Vonn's bikini seems to erase the segue from Kiernan's mind, and his appreciation of the view of "the back page."