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Lindsey Vonn on Ivanka Trump: If You Can’t Say Anything Nice …
Lindsey Vonn ain’t a Donald Trump fan — she made it very clear before the Olympics — so how’d she feel about Ivanka making the trip to S.Korea for the games?? We asked her …and her reaction says a lot.Fyi — Vonn went after Trump in December …saying she would be competing for the people […]
Continue readingLindsey Vonn and Others Take Selfies at 2018 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony
Congrats to all the 2018 Olympians! Say cheese! Olympic alpine skier Lindsey Vonn, freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy and yes, the shirtless wonder and Tongan flag bearer and cross-country skier Pita Taufatofua posed for selfies on Sunday after the 2018 Winter Olympics’ Closing Ceremony in Pyeongchang, South Korea.”Wow, what an amazing night!” Vonn, who won a […]
Continue readingWhat’s Next for Olympian Lindsey Vonn: ‘Ski Racing Is What I’ve Done, But It’s Not Who I Am’
For years the description usually found either right before or right after Lindsey Vonn’s name has been some version of “Olympic skier.”It’s a years-long career that has taken her all over the world, bringing her a historic number of successes (including Olympic bronze and gold medals).Skiing has also been destroying her body, race by race, […]
Continue readingHe’s Back! Shirtless Tonga Flag Bearer Helps Close Out 2018 Winter Olympics Alongside Lindsey Vonn
Who better to help close out the 2018 Winter Olympics than everyone’s favorite hunky Tongan?Pita Taufatofua was back —and shirtless — at Sunday’s closing ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea, and posed for photos alongside fellow Olympians including Lindsey Vonn.During a series of speeches from Olympic officials, several well-known athletes, including Vonn, 33, and Taufatofua, 34, […]
Continue readingLindsey Vonn Scattered Beloved Grandfather’s Ashes Just 1 Hour Before Her First 2018 Olympic Race
Lindsey Vonn raced last weekend at the Winter Olympics for the first time in eight years — and just one hour after paying tribute to her grandfather Don Kildow, who died in November and was “really the one that started skiing in our family.”“When he passed, my family decided that we would scatter his ashes […]
Continue readingLindsey Vonn Scatters Grandfather’s Ashes Near Olympic Mountain
Lindsey Vonn honored her late grandfather Don Kildow by scattering his ashes near a downhill race mountain in PyeongChang.According to the Associated Press (via NBC News) the 33-year-old ski racer spread the ashes on a rock near the men’s downhill course before the first races. “I know that it would mean a lot to him to […]
Continue readingLindsey Vonn Scatters Ashes of Beloved Grandfather Near Course Where She Won Bronze
Lindsey Vonn has had an emotional Winter Olympics in PyeongChang — and not just because it’s likely her final Olympic appearance.The decorated skier, 33, vowed to give the women’s alpine downhill final on Tuesday everything she had to reclaim her Olympic title — and broke down in tears when she medaled for the first time […]
Continue readingMikaela Shiffrin Wins Silver in Olympic Face-Off With Lindsey Vonn at Women’s Alpine Combined Race
In a contest featuring two of alpine skiing’s greatest athletes, only one could come out the better — and it was Mikaela Shiffrin.Lindsey Vonn and Shiffrin faced off for the first — and last — time in the 2018 Winter Olympics on Thursday morning and afternoon (Wednesday night and Thursday morning stateside) in the women’s […]
Continue readingAlpine Skiing: Sofia Goggia Gains Victory in Women’s Downhill
Italian alpine skier Sofia Goggia won a gold medal in women’s downhill, finishing in 1 minute 39.22 seconds. In such a way, Sofia became the first Italian woman to win a downhill Olympic gold.Goggia admitted that she still didn’t realize that she became a gold medalist: “I still haven’t quite realised yet. I think I’ll […]
Continue readingLindsey Vonn Sobs as She Wins Bronze in Last Olympic Downhill Appearance: ‘It’s Been a Fun Ride’
Coming off a lackluster 2018 Winter Olympics debut over the weekend, Lindsey Vonn vowed to give the women’s alpine downhill final everything she had to reclaim her Olympic title.While she fell slightly short of her goal, the decorated American skier earned bronze in the event — and medaling for the first time in eight years […]
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