Lindsey Vonn
Lindsey Vonn
Lindsey Caroline Vonn is an American World Cup alpine ski racer on the US Ski Team. She has won four World Cup overall championships—one of only two female skiers to do so, along with Annemarie Moser-Pröll—with three consecutive titles in 2008, 2009, and 2010, plus another in 2012. Vonn won the gold medal in downhill at the 2010 Winter Olympics, the first ever in the event for an American woman. She has also won the record eight World Cup season...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSkier
Date of Birth18 October 1984
CitySaint Paul, MN
CountryUnited States of America
I never felt sidelined, I was supported by my friends, my family and my team. I always knew I could do it. I had confidence in myself.
I wish it didn't take soooooo much to get physically to where I need to be.
My goal, for almost my entire career, has been to promote ski racing not just in America, but across the world. I think it's an amazing sport. I am happy to be an ambassador for the next Olympics and I will do my best to honour the Olympics spirit and to hopefully encourage kids to participate in sports, especially in Asia and Korea and I am looking forward to an amazing Olympics.
Anytime you’re on the podium, it’s good.
I don't want to leave skiing early. I want to feel like I've done everything I can do.
You have to be a little crazy to be a downhill skier.
I love skiing fast. You're going 80 to 85 m.p.h. down an icy slope, and I love it.
I did gymnastics when I was a kid. I wasn't very good at it.
Today it was win or lose. But my victory yesterday and the downhill globe boosted my confidence. My record in Cortina was also a liberation.
In the end, it's a mental maturity to let your best come out.
Making ski racing fun and engaging for kids and families is an exciting opportunity and a real passion of mine.
Mascara is my go-to product before stepping out of the house.
I feel like winning a world championship was a hurdle I had to get over.
I try to eat on the healthier side, but baked goods are hard to resist. I just love sweet things.