Lindsey Vonn 2024: Net Worth, Salary & Endorsements?

Lindsey Vonn to earn this much in 2024: Know more

With all her medal victories and other successes, Lindsey Vonn has a net worth of $14 million. Her wealth is distributed among various ventures. Her book 'Strong is the New Beautiful' fetched her income from its sales. Apart from that, she signed endorsement deals with Beats by Dre, Bounty, Hershey, Red Bull, Rolex, Oakley, and Under Armour.

Thus, all her endorsement deals came with her stunning performances throughout her career. She has also made money out of real estate. In May 2022, she paid $4.385 million for a home in Miami Beach, Florida, which she listed for sale after a year for $6 million.

Where does she hail from? Know about her parents, early life, and more

Vonn was born in St Paul, Minnesota, on October 18th, 1984. She is the daughter of Linda Krohn and Alan Kildow. Growing up in the twin cities, her father is of Irish ancestry while her mother is of German and Norwegian ancestry. She started skiing at age two and the rest as they say is history.

Similarly, her father was a skier too, and won the junior national title. However, a serious injury when he was 18 forced him to end his career in skiing.

Her role model is Picabo Street, an Olympic medalist ski racer. From there, he was her mentor for skiing which led to unparalleled success. After moving to Vail, Colorado to train full-time, Vonn attended the University of Missouri High School online.

Lindsey Vonn Career so far: A Look into her Glorious Skiing Career

In 1999, at the age of 14, Vonn's first victory came in a slalom race at Italy's Trofeo Topolino competition. Making her debut at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, she took part in the combined and slalom but managed to finish only sixth in the combined. But soon, success followed as she won a silver medal for downhill at the 2003 Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS) junior world ski championships.

Being the favorite for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she suffered a huge crash during the downhill training sessions and had to be airlifted from the site. After initial claims of a broken back, Vonn returned to the competition after two days. Although she did not win a medal, her courage was incredible as the U.S. Olympic Spirit Award. After her recovery from the crash, she won silver medals in the downhill and super-G competitions at the 2007 World Championships.

The aura of Vonn is that she always returned from injuries and provided a sense of spark in the competitions. Her determination is unmatched as she had her best season during 2007-08. Her first overall World Cup title came dominantly, scoring 1403 points. More success followed at World Championships but the penultimate race of her career came during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

With all her injuries, she fetched her first Olympic gold medal in the downhill event followed by a bronze medal in the Super-G competition. More trophies and accolades followed as she won her fourth World Cup title at the end of the 2011-12 season. Yet another injury hampered her progress as she suffered serious knee injuries. With the injuries, she was forced to withdraw from the 2014 Winter Olympics. With victories here and there, the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics saw her win a bronze medal in the downhill event.

It was a memorable moment for Vonn who had an incredible career. After the 2019 World Championships where she won another bronze medal for downhill skiing, Vonn decided to retire. An incredible journey came to an end.

A starred run: Know about Vonn’s awards and achievements

Her stunning career saw her winning numerous accolades and medals. Here's the list of achievements she had in her legendary career.

• Four-time Olympian (2002, 2006, 2010, 2018); Three-time Olympic medalist (1 gold, 2 bronze)

• Pyeongchang 2018, bronze (downhill); 6th (super-G); DNF (alpine combined)

• Vancouver 2010, gold (downhill); bronze (super-G); DNF (giant slalom, slalom, super combined)

• Most recent: 2017 bronze (downhill), 5th (combined), DNF (super-G)

• Years of participation: 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017

• Medals: 7 (2 golds, 3 silvers, 2 bronzes)

• Gold: 2009 (downhill, super-G)

• Silver: 2007 (downhill, super-G), 2011 (downhill)

• Bronze: 2015 (super-G), 2017 (downhill)

• 2013 FIS World Cup Standings, 1st (downhill), 4th (super-G), 8th (overall)

• 2012 FIS World Cup Standings, 1st (overall, combined, downhill, super-G), 2nd (giant slalom)

• 2010 FIS World Cup Standings, 1st (overall, combined, downhill, super-G)

• 2009 FIS World Cup Standings, 1st (overall, super-G, downhill), 2nd (combined), 3rd (slalom), 8th (giant slalom)

• 2008 FIS World Cup Standings, 1st (overall, downhill), 2nd (combined), 6th (super-G)

• Holds the American record and is ranked second in the world for most World Cup victories.

Impact on the society: A look into her contribution as a Philanthropist

Lindsey Vonn announced her retirement in February 2019. She competed in her final downhill event on February 10 at the 2019 World Championships in Sweden. After winning the bronze medal in the event, Vonn officially retired from the sport.

Vonn, one of the greatest Olympic ski racers, founded the charitable organization known as the 'Lindsey Vonn Foundation' to offer academic and sports scholarships to students. Its mission is to assist children in discovering their inner resilience and achieving success in various aspects of their lives. The foundation actively gathers donations to support determined children in building stable and secure futures.