“When I first moved to Vail, it was like I was a little celebrity. You know, everyone knew my accomplishments. I was a young, fast teenager and making waves in the ski world. And it was really cool.”

American alpine ski racer

Lindsey Vonn is an American alpine ski racer. She won four World Cup overall championships, in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012, and took gold in downhill at the 2010 Winter Olympics, the first such Olympic title for an American woman. Vonn also set records in the World Cup, with eight season titles in downhill, five in super-G, and three straight in the combined from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, she won her 20th World Cup crystal globe title, the most by any skier, and she is ranked third all time among skiers, men or women, in super rankings.