--- title: Lindsey Vonn: She Won't Represent Trump at Winter Olympics description: Lindsey Vonn refuses to represent President Donald Trump at the 2018 Winter Olympics, she says in a new video interview. canonical: https://time.com/5056057/winter-olympics-lindsey-vonn-on-trump/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-12-08T15:53:18.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:49:11.122Z og:title: Lindsey Vonn Will Be at the Olympics for the U.S., Not Trump og:description: "I take the Olympics very seriously" og:url: https://time.com/5056057/winter-olympics-lindsey-vonn-on-trump/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt17b4a6ded9fe6e12/69889a34fb4eac803588e244/lindsey-vonn-ski-men.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4928 og:image:height: 2772 og:image:alt: Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Men's and Women's Downhill og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Lindsey Vonn Will Be at the Olympics for the U.S., Not Trump twitter:description: "I take the Olympics very seriously" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt17b4a6ded9fe6e12/69889a34fb4eac803588e244/lindsey-vonn-ski-men.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Lindsey Vonn Isn't Carrying a Torch to the Olympics for Trump: 'I Hope to Represent the People of the U.S., Not the President' > Sponsored content. 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Lindsey Vonn of the USA wins the downhill crystal globe during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Finals Men's and Women's Downhill on March 16, 2016 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Alain Grosclaude/Agence Zoom—Getty Images by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Dec 8, 2017 3:53 PM UTC [Lindsey Vonn](http://time.com/4308881/lindsey-vonn-soccer-time-100-gala/) is thrilled to compete for America in the [Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea](http://time.com/4932670/2018-winter-olympics-when-where/), but don’t expect her to bring home a victory for the President. “Well I hope to represent the people of the United States, not the President,” [Vonn](http://time.com/3844964/lindsey-vonn-tiger-woods-split-dating-years-how-long/), 33, told CNN’s Alpine Edge during a [sitdown interview](http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/06/sport/lindsey-vonn-donald-trump-white-house/index.html) in St. Mortiz, Switzerland Thursday, where the downhill skiier is competing to qualify for her second Olympics in a World Cup event. “I take the Olympics very seriously and what they mean and what they represent, what walking under our flag means in the opening ceremony,” Vonn said. “I want to represent our country well. I don’t think that there are a lot of people currently in our government that do that.” Asked if she would attend the White House visit where the U.S. team will be invited to commemorate the milestone, she took a side. “Absolutely not,” she told CNN. “No. But I have to win to be invited. No actually I think every U.S. team member is invited so no I won’t go.” This is the latest in a sometimes [troubled relationship Donald Trump has with athletes,](http://time.com/4960638/donald-trump-latest-battle-against-nfl/) who have tangled with him on political issues. Vonn would not be the first athlete to sit that Presidential photo-op out, either. A number of athletes have skipped the congratulatory trip. One of the most celebrated Alpine skiers, Vonn has won 77 [World Cup victories](http://time.com/3673559/lindsey-vonn-world-cup-record/), the most for any woman. 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