Lindsey Vonn

Lindsey Vonn, born on October 18, 1984, is a celebrated American alpine ski racer and television presenter. Renowned for her remarkable achievements, she clinched four World Cup overall championships in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012. Vonn made history by winning the gold medal in downhill at the 2010 Winter Olympics, marking a significant milestone as the first American woman to achieve this feat.

Throughout her illustrious career, Vonn has amassed an impressive record, including eight World Cup season titles in the downhill discipline from 2008 to 2013, as well as in 2015 and 2016. She also secured five titles in super-G and three consecutive titles in the combined event. In 2016, she achieved a remarkable milestone by winning her 20th World Cup crystal globe title, surpassing the previous record held by Ingemar Stenmark.

Vonn is one of only six women to have won World Cup races across all five alpine skiing disciplines: downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, and super combined. With a total of 82 World Cup victories at the time of her retirement in 2019, she held the record for the most wins by a woman until January 2023. Her accolades also include Olympic gold and bronze medals, two World Championship gold medals, and numerous other honors.

In addition to her athletic prowess, Vonn has been recognized with the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award and was named the United States Olympic Committee's sportswoman of the year in 2011. Despite facing injuries that sidelined her during parts of several seasons, including almost all of 2014, she continued to engage with the sport as a correspondent for NBC News during the 2014 Winter Olympics. Vonn announced her retirement in 2019 but made a remarkable return to competitive skiing in November 2024, becoming the oldest downhill skiing World Cup winner at the age of 41.