Lindsey Vonn of the United States performs in Kitzbuehel, Austria on January 16, 2023.
Lindsey Vonn of the United States of America poses for a photograph prior to the alpine ski worldcup in Kitzbuehel, Austria on January 24, 2020.

Lindsey
Vonn

United States

United States

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Alpine Skiing

Lindsey Vonn, alpine skiing's poster girl, is as ruthless, brilliant and successful as they come in the competitive world of alpine racing.

Date of birth

October 18, 1984

Birthplace

Minnesota, USA

Age

39

Nationality

United States

United States

Career start

2002

Disciplines

Alpine Skiing Combined / Alpine Skiing Downhill / Alpine Skiing Giantslalom / Alpine Skiing Super G

Hailing from Saint Paul, Minnesota, Lindsey Vonn set her sights on becoming a world-class skier after meeting her childhood hero Picabo Street at the age of nine. By 18, she'd won three World Cup downhills and looked set for an Olympic title, but disaster struck when she crashed in practice and was forced to bow out.

The next year, she won silver in downhill and Super G at the World Championships, and in 2008, she won both the overall and downhill World Cup titles.