Biography
Lindsay Vonn - Queen of the Mountain Ski. Such a sports biography would envy many of her colleagues. Survive dozens of injuries, each time finding the forces to return and complete the career with the most titled representative of your sport - the goal and a dream, for the Americans implemented.Childhood and youth
Lindsay Caroline Kildow (Maiden Surname athlete) is a native of Minnesota, although Norwegian blood. Mom worked as a lawyer, Father - Champion of America for skiing among juniors.
Love for high-speed descents from the Girl Girl instilled grandfather - veteran of the Korean War. An urn with his ashes granddaughter brought a granddaughter to the Olympics in Pytenchhan and dispelled ash over the slopes.
Embed from getty imagesLindsay got on skis at 3 years, but the first victories had to wait for another 15 years. The path to success she laid in Erich Sailer Ski Racing Camps. For her, the family moved to Colorado. Later, the skiing said that she was to blame for brothers and sisters, donated school, friends and the usual atmosphere. Acquaintance with the Olympic champion of Picabo Street only spurred Kildow in the desire to achieve no smaller results.
By changing the routes, skiing and training techniques, the girl did not forget about education: he graduated from the remote course of the University of Missouri.
In the 1998/1999 season, Lindsay became part of the American team, in 2000 he made his debut at the World Championship, after 3 years won the first silver at the championship of the planet among juniors.
Personal life
Lindsay has no children yet. Perhaps the athlete will think about this now, gathering married to the NHL player Pi Kay Saban.And for the first time under the crown, the skiing went with a comrade for the Thomas Vonnom team, who after the wedding retrained into a personal manager. The divorce that happened in 4 years was not easy for a young woman. Lindsay did not change the surname, but he stopped any communication with the former spouse.
Lindsay in 178 cm growth, spectacularly looked in a swimsuit, and in a sports jumpsuit, complained that men attract her fame and money, and not she as a person. Soon the star of Golf Tyager Woods appeared in the personal life of Vonn. Billionaire could not be suspected in a core. Lovers declassified communication by publishing photos in Facebook. But these relationships ended after 3 years.
Then Lindsay met with Kenan Smith, an assistant coach of a football team Los Angeles Rams. In the summer of 2018, the athlete officially announced the novel with the subban, and another year and on the engagement.
For his brilliant career, Vonn won 82 medals, more only at the legendary Swedish skier Ingemar Stenmarque. However, she thought about what would happen when it would take from the mountain slopes. In 2015, the Lindsay Wonn foundation appeared, whose task is to expand the possibilities of young women. That's just what is meant under such a vague wording, the champion did not specify, noticing that it was not necessary to know about this to a stranger.
Skiing
Behind Vonn - three Olympics, and only in Vancouver she became a champion in the high-speed descent and received a bronze medal in Supergigant. The career athlete is built out of moments, and some of them are very painful. Lindsay broke his arms and legs, two knee operations forced to skip games in Sochi.
By the way, passing the rehabilitation, the girl took a dog from the shelter, which fell under the car and injured the paw. An image of the animal, she was pretty frightened by "Instagram" subscribers, who decided that this was so injured by the Lyublit.
In Korea, Vonn came to defend the championship, but was content with the 3rd place in the high-speed descent, in Supergigant and remained at all outside the pedestal.
Wins at championships and World Cups in Lindsay much more. It is a record holder in the number of titles, the owner of four "crystal globes" in the overall standings, eight - in the high-speed descent, five - in supergigant and three - in combination.
The meticulous statistics show that American is still the only woman who has won the medals in the six World Championships, and one of the six, which received the World Cup for victory in all five ski disciplines.
Lindsay Vonn now
In 2019, the latter from his generation the ski rolled out of sports. Finally, Vonn put the fat point - ranked 3rd at the World Championships in Sweden.The 2020 Lindsey meets as a cavalier Princess Asturian. The award, named after the older daughter of the King of Spain Philip VI, is awarded for outstanding achievements in eight areas. The American was awarded for their contribution to the development of sports.
Achievements
- Golden and 6 bronze medals of the Olympic Games
- Two-time world champion, owner of 6 silver and 9 world bronze awards
- Winner of 82 Stages of the World Cup
- Holder 4 "Crystal Globes"