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Lindsey Vonn

American alpine skier (born 1984)

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Olympic competition (1)
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Lindsey Caroline Vonn (née Kildow ; 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.

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🇺🇸 'Everything was in pieces:' Lindsey Vonn describes grueling surgery on broken leg (2026-02-23)
In a recent video, the Olympic skier credits her surgeon with saving her leg from potential amputation....
🇺🇸 US skier Lindsey Vonn reveals leg was nearly amputated (2026-02-23)
Lindsey Vonn revealed that her leg was injured so severely in her Olympic crash that amputation was a possibility....
🇬🇧 Lindsey Vonn says she almost had leg amputated after crash at Winter Olympics (2026-02-23)
<ul><li>41-year-old developed compartment syndrome</li><li>Skier credits Team USA surgeon with saving leg</li></ul>Lindsey Vonn says ...
🇺🇸 Lindsey Vonn reveals she nearly lost her leg after Olympic crash (2026-02-23)
American skier Lindsey Vonn has described how she nearly lost her leg following her crash in the women's downhill at the Winter Olympics in Milano Co...
🇺🇸 Lindsey Vonn says surgery saved leg from amputation after Olympics crash (2026-02-23)
American skier Lindsey Vonn, who crashed seconds into her downhill race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, said she is finally out of the hospital as she r...
🇬🇧 Lindsey Vonn hits back at ‘haters’ who questioned her place at Winter Olympics (2026-02-22)
<ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/08/lindsey-vonn-crash-olympics-skiing">American fractured tibia</a> in downhill last we...
🇺🇸 Lindsey Vonn's Olympic crash rekindles concern over ski bindings design (2026-02-18)
Lindsey Vonn's devastating injury when her skis didn't come off has put a spotlight on bindings, which hold boots to skis and are some of the oldest t...

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