#43: Lindsey Vonn: World Cup Ski Queen
Lindsey Vonn is the skier with the most World Cup wins. Her victories clock in at 82, and that’s not even mentioning her other medals. She’s won three Olympic medals and seven World Championships, too. She’s suffered from multiple injuries throughout her skiing career, but she’s always come out on top. She retired in 2019 after an incredibly impressive career.
Vonn hails from Minnesota, and has won World Cup races in ALL five areas of alpine skiing. That makes her one of only six women to do so! Just because she’s retired from professional skiing doesn’t mean she’s done working. As if she wasn’t enough of an inspiration, Vonn has founded her own organization that provides funding for education and enrichment programs for kids.