Lindsey Vonn is an American former World Cup alpine ski racer regarded as one of the most successful female skiers in history. She won multiple overall World Cup titles and an Olympic gold medal in downhill, and set the record for most World Cup race victories by a woman before retiring.
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Career HighlightShe won Olympic downhill gold in 2010, the first American woman to do so, and holds the record for most World Cup crystal globe titles with 20. 1 Classification
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Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Vonn lead, opening sentence (birth clause, after nee-name aside)
born October 18, 1984) is an American alpine ski racer.
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born October 18, 1984) is an American alpine ski racer.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Vonn lead, opening sentence (nationality, after nee-name aside)
born October 18, 1984) is an American alpine ski racer.
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Vonn won the gold medal in downhill at the 2010 Winter Olympics, the first one for an American woman.
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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.
Competed In: 2010 Winter Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
Vonn won the gold medal in downhill at the 2010 Winter Olympics, the first one for an American woman.
Competed In: 2014 Winter Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
While recovering from injury, she worked as a correspondent for NBC News, covering the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
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