Thomas Vonn (born December 3, 1975) is an American former alpine ski racer with the

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Biography

Vonn, who is of

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, graduated from St. Lawrence University in

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, in 2001. Primarily a

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racer, Vonn's best finish in international competition was in the

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at the

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, where he placed ninth. He was then-wife

Lindsey Vonn Lindsey Caroline Vonn ( ; born October 18, 1984) is an American former World Cup alpine ski racer on the US Ski Team. She won four World Cup overall championships — second only amongst female skiers to Annemarie Moser-Pröll — with three ...

's coach when she won gold at the

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in Vancouver. He also coached Dean Travers, beginning in 2015.

Personal life

He married fellow ski racer

Lindsey Kildow Lindsey Caroline Vonn ( ; born October 18, 1984) is an American former World Cup alpine ski racer on the US Ski Team. She won four World Cup overall championships — second only amongst female skiers to Annemarie Moser-Pröll — with three co ...

on September 29, 2007, at the Silver Lake Lodge in

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. Lindsey Vonn became the

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overall champion in

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, and

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, and a 2010 Olympic gold medalist. They filed for divorce in November 2011; it was finalized on January 9, 2013. After divorcing Lindsey Vonn, Thomas Vonn began a relationship with Shauna Kane. Shauna gave birth to their son, Henrik Vonn, in 2018.

References

External links

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Thomas Vonn
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation *
Ski Racing.com
– 05-Dec-2002 – article on Thomas Vonn
Ski Racing.com
– 02-Oct-2007 – Vonn wedding coverage {{DEFAULTSORT:Vonn, Thomas 1975 births Living people American male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of the United States Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics