Lindsey Vonn

Birth Name:

Lindsey Caroline Kildow

Birth Place:

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Profession

Actress

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

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