Sports October 18, Lindsey Vonn, who won her fourth and most recent title in , is coming off a serious injury and is expected to compete in a reduced number of races. AP file photo AP. Lindsey Vonn kneels down in front of the podium in after winning the women's World Cup super-G ski competition in Beaver Creek. Smith kept his title as champion this year after winning the overall during last year's inaugural EpicMix Racing finals. AP AP. Edward Stoner estoner vaildaily. AP file photo. Lindsey Vonn, center, greets the crowd while backed by the women's U. Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, celebrates on the podium her third place after completing a women's World Cup downhill on the Sochi Olympics course, in Krasnaya Polyana, near Sochi, Russia, in

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Watch now. Inspired by The Farewell director Lulu Wang 's call to action at the Independent Spirit Awards, we celebrate women filmmakers working in their field. Watch the video. Sign In. Lindsey Vonn Actress. Down 9, this week. She began to ski at the tender age of 2 in her natal area Twin City Minnesota and was later enrolled into the famous development program at Buck Hill. Born: October 18 , in St.
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In , she won her 20th World Cup crystal globe title, the overall record for men or women, surpassing Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden, who won 19 globes from to She has the second highest super ranking of all skiers, men or women. Vonn is one of six women [5] to have won World Cup races in all five disciplines of alpine skiing —downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom and super combined—and won 82 World Cup races in her career through February 3, With her Olympic gold and bronze medals, two World Championship gold medals in plus three silver medals in and , and four overall World Cup titles, Vonn is the most successful American ski racer and considered one of the greatest of all skiers. Injuries caused Vonn to miss parts of several seasons, including almost all of the season and most of the season. However in , she announced her retirement, citing her injuries. Subban and in December she proposed to Subban. She is of Norwegian ancestry. Her father, who had won a national junior title before a knee injury at 18, "pushed" her very hard, according to Sailer. When Vonn was 9 years old, she met Olympic gold medalist ski racer Picabo Street , whom she considers her hero and role model.