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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, plus another in 2012.
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.
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.
Nov 1, 2022 · Vonn identifies three skiers ahead of the 2022-23 World Cup series – which breaks for the World Championships from 6-19 February in Meribel, France – as ones to watch. Compatriot Mikaela Shiffrin , a slalom specialist, is already one of the most successful skiers of all time.
The USA’s Lindsey Vonn has skied her last race. Signing off at the 2019 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Åre (SWE) on 10 February, the 34-year-old defied the pain in her knees to land bronze in the downhill, the final achievement of a truly outstanding career in which she won her country’s first ever Olympic women’s downhill gold medal.
At Vancouver 2010 she became the USA’s first ever women’s downhill Olympic champion. She set a number of new records for women, including an unmatched 82 World Cup victories, as well as several for men and women, including a record 18 victories on the same course (Lake Louise), 20 crystal globes and 43 downhill victories.
Jan 28, 2022 · Judy Woodruff: One week from today, the Winter Olympics get under way in China. I talked about the upcoming games and her new book yesterday with Lindsey Vonn, the Olympic gold medal-winning...
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