Vonn, husband begin divorce proceedings
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November 30, 2011, Wednesday
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OLYMPIC gold medalist Lindsey Vonn and her husband have started divorce proceedings, the US skier confirmed on Sunday night.
Vonn has been married to Thomas Vonn, who also serves as her chief adviser, for four years.
"This is an extremely difficult time in my personal life and I hope the media and my fans can respect my need for privacy on this matter," Lindsey Vonn said in a statement.
Vonn elected to skip the season-opening World Cup slalom race on Sunday to rest a sore back she recently tweaked in training. She plans to return to the slopes for a downhill training run in Lake Louise, Alberta.
Thomas Vonn said that he filed for divorce last Monday. The couple were married on September 29, 2007.
Lindsey Vonn became one of the faces of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, winning a gold medal in the downhill and a bronze in the super-G - all on a badly bruised shin.
Her shining moment in Vancouver was years in the making, beginning when her father, Alan Kildow, introduced her to skiing.
He even moved the family to Colorado to foster that passion for the slopes. But she had a falling out with her dad a few years ago. By all accounts, the feud began before the 2006 Turin Olympics, when she was known as Lindsey Kildow.
Part of the escalating tension had to do with her relationship with Thomas, a former US Olympic skier who is nearly nine years older. He became a rock in her life as he helped coordinate interviews, provided tips on the course and made sure all the logistics were taken care, freeing Lindsey Vonn to focus on skiing.
She won three overall World Cup titles and has 42 World Cup wins, tying her with Sweden's Anja Paerson for fourth place on the all-time list.
Vonn has been married to Thomas Vonn, who also serves as her chief adviser, for four years.
"This is an extremely difficult time in my personal life and I hope the media and my fans can respect my need for privacy on this matter," Lindsey Vonn said in a statement.
Vonn elected to skip the season-opening World Cup slalom race on Sunday to rest a sore back she recently tweaked in training. She plans to return to the slopes for a downhill training run in Lake Louise, Alberta.
Thomas Vonn said that he filed for divorce last Monday. The couple were married on September 29, 2007.
Lindsey Vonn became one of the faces of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, winning a gold medal in the downhill and a bronze in the super-G - all on a badly bruised shin.
Her shining moment in Vancouver was years in the making, beginning when her father, Alan Kildow, introduced her to skiing.
He even moved the family to Colorado to foster that passion for the slopes. But she had a falling out with her dad a few years ago. By all accounts, the feud began before the 2006 Turin Olympics, when she was known as Lindsey Kildow.
Part of the escalating tension had to do with her relationship with Thomas, a former US Olympic skier who is nearly nine years older. He became a rock in her life as he helped coordinate interviews, provided tips on the course and made sure all the logistics were taken care, freeing Lindsey Vonn to focus on skiing.
She won three overall World Cup titles and has 42 World Cup wins, tying her with Sweden's Anja Paerson for fourth place on the all-time list.
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