With her victory in the Super G at the Alpine Ski World Championships in Val d’Isere, Lindsey Vonn won her first major gold medal. Twenty-six facts about the 24-year-old World Champion – from A for ASP to Z for Zagreb.
A for ASP (Red Bull Athletes Special Projects): As well as Lindsey, the Canadian ski racer Erik Guay and the Austrian climbers Angela Eiter, David Lama and Kilian Fischhuber are coached by the Red Bull ASP Team of Robert Trenkwalder.
B for bowling: Her nickname ‘The Don’ was the result of a bowling night with the American ski racer Bode Miller.
C for carpe diem: One of Lindsey’s many mottos.
D for discipline: In the World Cup and at the World Championships Lindsey competes in all five disciplines (Downhill, Super G, Giant Slalom, Slalom and Super Combined).
E for emails: When she gets a day off Lindsey sleeps as much as she can and likes to write emails.
F for family: Lindsey has two sisters and two brothers; the two sisters and one of the brothers are triplets.
G for gold: On February 3 at the skiing WC 2009 in Val d’Isere Lindsey won the Super G and bagged her first major gold medal.
H for HipHop: To motivate herself during hard training sessions Lindsey likes to listen to music by the likes of Jay-Z, Kanye West and Beyonce.
I for Italy: As a 14-year-old, Lindsey notched up her first big international success with her victory at Trofeo Topolino, an important junior race in Italy.
J for journey: Because Lindsey is hardly ever at home and is always traveling from one WC location to the next, she said in an interview ‘My flat is the suitcase.’
K for Kaiserschmarrn: The Austrian dessert is Lindsey’s favorite dish by far.
L for Lake Louise: Where Lindsey has won her favorite downhill in the World Cup five times.
M for Maria Riesch: The 24-year-old German is Lindsey’s best friend in the Women’s WC and her biggest rival for the overall World Cup win at the same time.
N for November: Lindsey celebrated her World Cup debut on November 18, 2000.
O for Olympe: The name of the cow that Lindsey received as a gift after her World Cup victory in Val d’Isere on December 17, 2005.
P for Picabo Street: The former American downhill World Champion and Olympic gold medalist in the Super G is Lindsey’s biggest role model.
Q for qualification: In 2002 Lindsey qualified for a major event for the first time: the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City.
R for Robert Trenkwalder: The 61-year-old Tyrolean from ASP Red Bull has been Lindsey’s coach since 2005.
S for Saint Paul: Lindsey was born on October 18, 1984, in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
T for TV: “Law & Order” is Lindsey’s favorite TV program.
U for USA: Lindsey is better known in Europe than in the USA, but the Olympic Games 2010 in Vancouver should change all that.
V for Vonn, Thomas: Since September 29, 2007, the 33-year-old former American ski racer has been married to Lindsey.
W for winter: Tyrol is Lindsey’s second home in winter.
X for XX. Olympic Winter Games: In Turin Lindsey came seventh (Super G), eighth (Downhill) and 14 (Slalom).
Y for yummy: What Lindsey says when Kaiserschmarrn or Sushi are mentioned.
Z for Zagreb: In the slalom in Zagreb, Croatia, the first race of the year, Lindsey was leading after the first run. But in the second heat, on the way to winning, she dropped out five gates before the end.
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