Lindsey Vonn is an Olympic gold medalist from the U.S. Alpine Skiing team. She won a gold in Super-G in Sochi in 2014 and a bronze in downhill at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Honors:
In 2013, Vonn was named "Sports Illustrated's" Sportsperson of the Year and was awarded for her performance in the 2014 Winter Olympics.
In 2017, Vonn was elected to the U.S
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Congress from Colorado, succeeding Representative Jared Polis, who was term-limited.
In 2018, Vonn was named one of "TIME" Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World.
In 2018, Vonn was named one of "Stern" Magazine's top 100 most influential people in the world for inspiring and motivating others: specifically: "she has inspired millions by showing them that you can achieve anything if you work hard enough."
In 2018, Vonn received the Gold Medal of Merit from the Italian government for her outstanding accomplishments on and off the mountain.
In 2018, she was designated as one of "People" Magazine's 100 most beautiful people in the world and its most beautiful athlete.
In November 2018, Vonn published her first book entitled: "Lindsey Vonn's Fight To Be Strong," which details her personal journey and how she overcame some very serious injuries that left her unable to compete for four years: "Vonn is showing that while you cannot do anything alone, sometimes it takes a village to get back on your feet."
Also in November 2018 it was announced that Vonn would be joining NBC Sports as an analyst for Olympic figure skating races and similar events during the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics after signing a three-year deal with Comcast SportsNet Chicago (CSN Chicago). Her official skills include: skiing, snowboarding, alpine skiing, freestyle skiing; her official sport is alpine skiing (Alpine Skiing), which is also known as downhill skiing (downhill or ski racing).
She has competed at five Winter Olympics (2010 Vancouver; 2002 Salt Lake City; 1998 Nagano; 1994 Lillehammer; 1988 Calgary); she has won ten Olympic medals (three golds; three silvers; two bronzes) . She has always placed well at the Olympic Games but never won a gold medal until 2014 when she won Super-G at Sochi. Her best finish at World Championships is 4th