Lindsey Vonn never backs out of a battle, no matter how strong the opponent is. In fact, the skiing legend has competed against men on several occasions. However, this time, she was savagely destroyed by the British-American freestyle skier, actor, and YouTuber Gus Kenworthy in a rap battle. Although the Olympic gold medalist put on a fair fight, the Olympic silver medalist was a little better than her in this department.
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The 37-year-old Lindsey Vonn is renowned for her dynamic and outgoing personality. She is one of the few athletes whose stardom goes beyond the sport they played. The four-time world cup winner bid farewell to skiing in 2019. However, since her retirement, she has been publicly more active than ever. Hence, her popularity has also soared higher than it was while she competed professionally.
Lindsey Vonn vs Gus Kenworthy: the ultimate rap battle
On the slope, Lindsey is way ahead of most of the athletes. However, the former freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy clearly devastated the skiing legend in the rap battle. While Lindsey made fun of his Olympic accomplishments, Gus was tormenting her for her injury-ridden career.
He said, “The way she talks about Olympics, you would never know. It’s because it’s been 8 fuc***g years since she brought home a gold. Keep your chin up don’t be the turd, at least in rap battles you can’t finish third. You got so many injuries it’s such a bad thing, I am surprised when you are rapping you don’t pull your hamstring.”
Though the most savage comment from the former Olympian came when he said, “You are a biggest disappointment at a little girls party cuz nobody wants a knock off Ronda Rousey Barbie.”
Who won the battle?
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In her lyrics, Lindsey mentioned Gus hasn’t won a gold medal. Therefore, in the end, he got a cute puppy on stage and said, “everybody meet gold medal, yes I did bring him home.” The skiing legend did a phenomenal job countering Gus’ every move with her powerful banter. However, let’s just say it was not her day on the mic.
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Additionally, Gus was flawless in his performance and hit Lindsey on points that might have hurt her. Though, isn’t that the point of a rap battle, destroying your opponents with words?
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