Lindsey Vonn Biography

Fast Facts

• Is also an accomplished golfer and frequently plays at charity tournaments, and also supports Wings for Life and the Wounded Warriors Project
• Has a total of 59 World Cup victories, the most made by any U․S․ woman
• Holds the record for the most consecutive downhill World Cup titles at six
• Won the overall championship at the World Cup four times in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012
• Excelled at every level in which she competed growing up, including the Junior Olympics, the Whistler Cup, the NorAms, and the Europa Cup
• Her entire family moved to Vail, Colorado so that she could receive better training opportunities
• Was introduced to skiing at the age of 3 by her father and grandfather and began racing at the age of 7
• Quote: "(On her 2013 injury): "It is always an honor to win a title, even if I wish I had done it by competing alongside my teammates over the past month․․․This only fuels me to work even harder to get back out on the mountain as soon as I can․""
• Best known as a World Cup alpine ski racer, specializing in Downhill, Slalom, and Super-G
• Has appeared on the cover of publications like Sports Illustrated, ESPN, Glamour, and Women's Healthy, among others