Lindsey Caroline Vonn (born October 18, 1984) is an American World Cup alpine ski racer on the United States Ski Team. She won four World Cup championships - one of two female skiers to do so, - with three consecutive titles in 2008, 2009 and 2010, plus another in 2012. Vonn won the gold medal in downhill at the 2010 Winter Olympics, the first ever in the event for an American woman.