Lindsey Vonn

Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn is one of the best alpine skiers ever to represent the United States, and is a member of the United States Ski Team. Born Lindsey Caroline Kildow, Lindsey began skiing at the age of two, and calls American skiing legend Picabo Street her role model. She was the first American to win Italy's Trofeo Topolino in Slalom in 1999, and debuted on the World Cup tour at the age of 16 on November 18, 2000 in Park City, Utah. She married fellow US Ski team member Thomas Vonn on September 29, 2007.

Lindsey Vonn won her third consecutive Overall World Cup title on March 12, 2010. She is the first American woman to achieve that honor,http://www.cbc.ca/sports/alpineskiing/story/2010/03/12/sp-vonn-title.html and did it by winning the final World Cup super-G event. "The last few years have gone really well for me. I'm so happy everything went well for me this year. It's so hard to say whether you'll be able to win the overall title. To stand here in the finish and have a title in my hand is so rewarding."

Vonn won a gold medal in the women's downhill Alpine Skiing event and a bronze medal in the super-G at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Many people in the media were predicting five medals, some even going so far as to ruminate on the possibility of her taking home five golds. However, her chances at achieving that feat were greatly reduced when she injured her shin a few weeks before the Olympics. Thankfully, it was only a deep bruise, and while painful, Lindsey was able to compete through the pain and medal in two events. Prior to the Olympics Vonn sparked some controversy by posing with other members of the US Ski Team in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.

Vonn won her second-consecutive World Cup title on February 28, 2009, winning an event in Bulgaria. She became the second female American skier to win back-to-back World Cup titles, matching the record Picabo Street set in 1995 and 1996.ESPN.com: Vonn Earns Second Downhill Crown

• 2002: Winter OlympicsU.S. Ski Team: Lindsey Vonn Profile
• 2005: World Cup, gold in downhillU.S. Ski Team: Lindsey Vonn Profile
• 2006: Winter OlympicsU.S. Ski Team: Lindsey Vonn Profile
• 2007: World Championships, silver in downhill and super-gU.S. Ski Team: Lindsey Vonn Profile
• 2008: World Cup, gold in overall and downhillU.S. Ski Team: Lindsey Vonn Profile
• 2008: Became the most successful downhiller in U.S. historyU.S. Ski Team: Lindsey Vonn Profile
• 2009: World Cup in Levi, gold in slalomU.S. Ski Team: Lindsey Vonn Profile
• 2009: FIS World Ski Championships, Overall Gold, World Cup ChampionU.S. Ski Team: Lindsey Vonn Profile
• 2010: Olympic Women's Downhill - Gold
• 2010: Olympic Woman's Super-G - Bronze
• 2010: FIS World Skip Championships - Overall Gold, World Cup Champion

Lindsey Vonn's fame has led her to a number of new opportunities. In addition to her Sport Illustrated appearance, Vonn has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and is on the cover of a box of Wheaties.

On March 31, 2010, it was announced that Lindsey Vonn would be appearing in the season finale of Law and Order. "The skier will play an administrative assistant with a vital clue in a case involving a terrorist" said sources at NBC. She filmed her scenes in the first week of April with Law and Order stars Jeremy Sisto, Anthony Anderson and Alana de la Garza in Brooklyn. The show's 20th season finale aired on May 23, 2010. Lindsey played an office worker with the New York School district who helped the police identify a teacher that the police needed to speak with regarding a bomb threat. As yet, there are no plans to renew Law and Order for a 21st season, which would make Lindsey's appearance in the season finale also the final episode of the venerable show.