Friday, 4 November 2011
Profile:Country:USA
Sport: Skiing Alpine
Date of Birth:Oct 18, 1984
Birthplace: Vail, CO
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Weight: 160 LB
Height: 5-10
Club: Ski & Snowboard Club Vail/Buck Hill
Sponsors: Red Bull, Vail Resorts, Under Armour, Audi
Short Bio: Lindsey Vonn is a U.S Olympic Alpine Skier who was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on October 18, 1984. Vonn received great acclaim as a skier after her 2008 season and later during the 2010, Vancouver Winter Olympics when she won a Gold medal for the Women's Alpine Downhill event, and a bronze medal for the Women's Downhill Super G also known as the Super Grand Slalom. Controversy surrounded this second race that challenged Vonn's speed with a course allegedly designed for slower skiers.
Lindsey Vonn is the winningest female ski racer in American history. Vonn grew up in Apple Valley, Minnesota and began skiing at age 2; when she was 11 she moved to Colorado with her family to train at Ski Club Vail. At age 17 she qualified for the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing a promising sixth in the combined event. She went on to become one of America's most celebrated skiiers, winning dozens of World Cup victories and back-to-back overall World Cup Championships in 2008 and 2009. She's had less luck in the Olympics: she was injured in practice just before the Turin Olympics of 2006 and didn't win a medal, and in 2010 she suffered a pre-Olympic shin injury. But that year she recovered to win a gold medal in the women's downhill and a bronze in the Super-G.Lindsey Vonn used men's Head skis in the 2010 Winter Olympics, these skis allow greater speed but require increased strength to control. Her coach is Thomas Vonn, who was an U.S. Olympic skier in the 2002 winter Olympics. Vonn's parents are named Alan and Linda Kildow, are now divorced, and have 4 other children, 3 of which are triplets. Lindsey's father was also a competitive down hill skier. Lindsey Vonn has over 100, 000 fans on her official Lindsey Vonn face book page and she attended University of Missouri and University of Missouri high school.
Lindsey Vonn
Lindsey Vonn
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Lindsey Vonn
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