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This down-to-earth Minnesota girl is the dominant force in women’s alpine skiing. By the age of 18, she had three World Cup downhill victories to her name and was on her way to the 2006 Olympic Games in Torino.

But disaster struck when an horrific crash in practice all but ended her chances before the contests had even begun. That setback only strengthened her resolve however and the following year she struck back, winning silver medals in downhill and Super G at the World Championships. It was a signal of intent. In 2008 she won both the overall and the downhill World Cup titles.

In 2009, she not only successfully defended her two titles – becoming the first American woman to claim back-to-back overall World Cup championships – but also added the Super G crown. Lindsey topped off a perfect season by also winning downhill and Super G golds at the World Championships.

In 2010, she became the first American woman to win an Olympic downhill gold medal, and also took the bronze in the Super G. She then added to her impressive FIS CV with another overall World Cup crown, as well as the title in the Super G, Downhill and Combined disciplines.