Lindsey Vonn

Lindsey Vonn
Vonn in 2024
Personal information
BornLindsey Caroline Kildow
(1984-10-18) October 18, 1984
OccupationAlpine skier
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Sport
Country United States
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, Super-G,
Giant slalom, Combined
(also Slalom before 2012)
ClubSki & Snowboard Club Vail
World Cup debutNovember 18, 2000 (age 16)
RetiredFebruary 10, 2019 – November 14, 2024
WebsiteLindseyVonn.com
Olympics
Teams5 – (2002, 2006, 2010, 2018, 2026)
Medals3 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams9 – (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2025)
Medals8 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons21 – (20012019, 20252026)
Wins84 – (45 DH, 28 SG, 4 GS, 2 SL, 5 SC)
Podiums145 – (71 DH, 49 SG, 6 GS, 5 SL, 13 SC, 1 PSL)
Overall titles4 – (200810, 2012)
Discipline titles16 – (8 DH, 5 SG, 3 SC)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing the  United States
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 2
World Championships 2 3 3
World Junior Championships 0 2 1
Total 3 5 6
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Downhill 45 17 9
Super-G 28 13 8
Giant 4 1 1
Slalom 2 2 1
Combined 5 5 3
Parallel 0 0 1
Total 84 38 23
Olympic Games
2010 Vancouver Downhill
2010 Vancouver Super-G
2018 Pyeongchang Downhill
World Championships
2009 Val-d'Isère Downhill
2009 Val-d'Isère Super-G
2007 Åre Downhill
2007 Åre Super-G
2011 Garmisch Downhill
2015 Beaver Creek Super-G
2017 St. Moritz Downhill
2019 Åre Downhill
World Junior Championships
2003 Puy St. Vincent Downhill
2004 Maribor Downhill
2004 Maribor Giant slalom

Lindsey Caroline Vonn (née Kildow /ˈkɪld/; born October 18, 1984) is an American alpine ski racer. She won four World Cup overall championships with titles in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012. Vonn won the gold medal in downhill at the 2010 Winter Olympics, the first one for an American woman. She also won a record eight World Cup season titles in the downhill discipline (2008–2013, 2015, 2016), five titles in super-G (2009–2012, 2015), and three consecutive titles in the combined (2010–2012). In 2016, 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 1975 to 1984. She has the third highest super ranking of all skiers, men or women.

Vonn is one of six women to have won World Cup races in all five disciplines of alpine skiing – downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, and super combined – and (as of January 22, 2026) has won 84 World Cup races in her career. When she retired in 2019, her total of 82 World Cup victories was a women's record that stood until January 2023, when it was surpassed by Mikaela Shiffrin. Only Shiffrin and Stenmark have more victories than Vonn, with the record held by Shiffrin. With her Olympic gold and bronze medals, two World Championship gold medals in 2009 (plus three silver medals in 2007 and 2011), and four overall World Cup titles, Vonn is one of the most successful American ski racers, and is considered one of greatest alpine skiers of all time.

In 2011, Vonn received the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award, and was the United States Olympic Committee's sportswoman of the year. Injuries caused Vonn to miss parts of several seasons, including almost all of the 2014 season and most of the 2013 season. While recovering from injury, she worked as a correspondent for NBC News, covering the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. In 2019, she announced her retirement, citing her injuries. Vonn returned to competitive skiing in November 2024, and became the oldest downhill skiing World Cup winner at the age of 41.