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Former alpine skier Lindsey Vonn expressed excitement over the Winter Olympics coming back to Salt Lake City, Utah, as announced by the organizing officials including Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall. Vonn, the Salt Lake Utah City Committee for the Games member, jumped in joy to have the Olympics back after 2002.
Lindsey Vonn is the third-most decorated female alpine skier after Annemarie Moser-Pröll and Mikaela Shiffrin. She has four overall World Championships in her repertoire, having won in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012. Her 20th World Cup crystal globe in 2016 surpassed the legendary Ingemar Stenmark's record of 19, having won from 1975 to 1984.
Years after retirement, Vonn is still invested in the sporting world. As a member of the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games, Vonn and other dignitaries pitched to the IOC general assembly on July 24 in Paris, to make Utah the host city of the 2034 Winter Olympics.
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In a recent Instagram post of Lindsey Vonn, when the announcement of Utah's official selection as the host city of 2034 Winter Olympics was made, the 86-time World Cup winner left her seat and jumped up in ecstacy. In her caption, she expressed gratitude to people who turned her dream into reality.
"WE DIDI IT!!!! THE OLYMPICS ARE COMING BACK TO UTAH!!! Salt Lake City 2034 is CONFIRMED!!!!! I’m SO excited!!!! 🇺🇸🙌🏻 THANK YOU TO EVERYONE for making this a reality!!!"
She also unveiled the reason behind rooting for Salt Lake City as the host city.
"“I think it's a lot to do with sustainability. When we had the Olympics in 2002, they created an endowment to help maintain all of the Olympic venues. And we host international competitions at pretty much every venue every year. And all of our venues are incredibly well maintained, and that's not normal.” (via People)
Lindsey Vonn wishes to create a family village like the Olympic Village
At the 2034 Winter Olympics about to take place in Salt Lake City, Utah, Vonn wishes to create a village to keep families of the athletes, so that they can have a better Olympic experience. Lindsey Vonn made her Olympic debut in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and she witnessed her family going through 'hard time' and sleeping on the floor.
"It’s just going to make life so much easier for everyone involved. I mean, my family, even in Salt Lake 2002, my family had a hard time finding a place to stay. You think of how many people are coming into that city to spectate, where are the families going to go? They can't pay a premium on the big hotels. My family stayed at my second cousin's house in Salt Lake City and slept on the floor," she said. (via People)
Lindsey Vonn last swept the downhill bronze at the 2018 Olympic Games, before calling her career off in 2019, citing injuries.
