Olympchicks: Olympian Lindsey Vonn Is Back On The Market

Monday, November 28, 2011

Olympian Lindsey Vonn Is Back On The Market

After four years of marriage, Lindsey Vonn is splitting with Thomas Vonn, who also serves as his principal adviser and helps coach.

The Olympic gold medalist skier on Sunday night confirmed the couple had begun divorce proceedings.

"This is a very difficult time in my personal life and I hope the media and my fans to respect my need for privacy in this matter," he said in a statement to The Associated Press. Thomas Vonn, said in an e-mail to the AP who filed for divorce on Monday.

Lindsey Vonn is known as Lindsey Kildow before getting married September 29, 2007. It is unclear whether to maintain or re-name Kildow. The U.S. Ski Team had no answer and emails to representatives of the left Vonn were not returned.

He added in his statement that will be led by the U.S. team and expected competition from the rest of the season.

He jumped the slalom season-opening World Cup on Sunday after slightly injuring his back during training. She plans to return to the practice courts Tuesday to a downward trend in Lake Louise, Alberta, the site of the next competition.

Vonn became one of the faces of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, winning a gold medal in the downhill and a bronze in the super-G - all in one shin badly wounded.

His moment of Vancouver was years in the making, starting when his father, Alan Kildow, introduced her to skiing. Even the family moved to Colorado to promote the passion for the slopes.

However, the skier of 27 years old, had a confrontation with his father some years. By all accounts, the fight began before the 2006 Turin Olympics. The increase in tension was part of his relationship with Thomas Vonn, a former U.S. Olympic skier is almost nine years of age.

Over the years, Thomas Vonn became his rock of support. He helped coordinate the interviews, provided advice on the course and the tendency to logistics, the release of Lindsey Vonn to concentrate on what you do best - ski fast.

It has become one of the best runners in U.S. history, winning three World Cup titles in general. She also has 42 wins World Cup, tied with Sweden's Anja Paerson for fourth place on the career list.

With the victory last month in Austria, giant slalom, Vonn became the fifth woman skier to win a race in all five alpine disciplines. She is also the second American skier to complete the sweep discipline, joining Bode Miller.

Whenever the back is in shape, Vonn could add to his victory total this week at Lake Louise, on a hill, where usually also the heavens. She has 14 top three finishes in place, including eight victories.