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Lindsey Caroline Vonn (née Kildow / k ɪ l d aʊ /; born October 18, 1984) is an American former World Cup alpine ski racer. She won four World Cup overall championships – third amongst female skiers to Annemarie Moser-Pröll and Mikaela Shiffrin – with three consecutive titles in 2008 , 2009 , and 2010 , [2] plus another in ...
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- Lindsey Caroline Kildow, October 18, 1984 (age 38), St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
- February 10, 2019 (age 34)
Nov 21, 2019 · Lindsey Vonn, the most successful female alpine skier in history ended her career with a big triumph, throwing herself downhill for one last time, with an unforgettable farewell that added once more to her golden career.
2M Followers, 925 Following, 2,702 Posts - L I N D S E Y • V O N N (@lindseyvonn) on Instagram: "Olympic champion🥇 NYT best selling author, founder of the Lindsey Vonn Foundation, entrepreneur, investor and dog mom."
A downhill victory drew the Olympic gold medallist level with Moser-Pröll on 62 World Cup wins and the next day Lindsey went one better by clocking first place in the Super-G race. With her family by her side, Lindsey Vonn was crowned the best female skier of all-time.
May 1, 2024 · Lindsey Vonn, American Alpine skier who won four women’s World Cup overall championships (2008–10 and 2012) and was the former all-time leader in women’s World Cup race victories with 82. She also won three Olympic Winter Games medals and eight world championships medals during her international racing career.
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- American Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn won four women’s World Cup overall championships (2008–10 and 2012). With 82 wins at her retirement in 2019, she...
- In 1999, at age 14, Lindsey Vonn became the first American female to win the slalom race at Italy’s Trofeo Topolino competition for skiers age 11–1...
- Lindsey Vonn competed in four Olympic Games: the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Winter Games, the Turin 2006 Olympic Winter Games, the Vancouver 2010...
- Lindsey Vonn announced her retirement in February 2019. She competed in her final downhill event on February 10 at the 2019 world championships in...
Nov 1, 2022 · The retired Alpine skiing legend shares her insights on what it takes to succeed in sport and how she coped with injuries and mental health challenges. She also picks her favourites for the 2022-23 World Cup season and praises her friends and peers.
Learn about the career and achievements of Lindsey VONN, the USA's first ever women's downhill Olympic champion and one of the most successful skiers in history. Find out how she overcame injuries, set records and won 82 World Cup races.
