Alpine Skier Lindsey Vonn- 10 Questions

American alpine skier Lindsey Vonn started her Olympic career at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and has now competed in 3 Winter games, earning two Olympic medals. She has placed numerous times at the World Cup, and is considered the most decorated and successful American woman skiers.Brian Bahr / ALLSPORT / Getty Images

At age 18, Vonn, known at the time as Lindsay Kildow, made her Olympic debut at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake city. She competed in the Women's Slalom and combined, but did not place in either event.Shaun Botterill / Getty Images

During training at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Vonn crashed and was immediately rushed to the hospital. Although she injured her hip, Vonn continued on to compete in the event. She placed eighth overall, but because of her dedication, she was honored with the U.S. Olympic Spirit Award.Shaun Botterill / Getty Images

After conquering her injury (and getting married to Olympic skier Thomas Vonn) in 2007, Vonn won the World Cup title in 2008. Her win in the same event in the following year made her the first woman to win this title back-to-back and put her among the front ranks of her sport heading into the Vancouver Games. In this photo, Vonn works out on a nylon slack line at a training center in Austria in 2009.Drew Gardner / Sports Illustrated / Getty Images

In Vancouver, Vonn has competed in 5 events. She won her first Olympic medal when she placed third in the Women's Super G.Michael Kappeler / AFP / Getty Images

Despite a shin injury, Vonn took gold in the Women's Alpine Downhill. She is the first American woman to do so.Mike Segar / Reuters

So far, Lindsey sports two medals from the Vancouver Olympics: a gold in the Ladies' Downhill and a bronze for the Ladies' Super G.Simon Bruty / Sports Illustrated

At the age of 25, Vonn will be able to continue skiing in world competitions, in hopes of winning more Olympic, World Championship, and World Cup titles along the way.Doug Mills / The New York Times / Redux

Alpine Skier Lindsey Vonn- 10 Questions

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