Lindsey Vonn Covers Art Arena x CULTURED Special Issue, Discusses Olympic Comeback and Recovery
Lindsey Vonn, who has won gold twice at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships and is a four-time overall champion of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, is featured on the cover of a special Art Arena x CULTURED edition. The stunning photos, taken by Sheree Hovsepian, highlight fashion from designers like Sportmax, Naeem Khan, Gucci, Quine Li, and Akris, along with elegant jewelry from brands such as Vhernier, Pomellato, Cartier, Rolex, and Carina Hardy. In her interview, she reveals that Serena Williams sees her as an inspiration for returning to tennis. After hanging up her skis, Vonn made a comeback in August 2019, winning her 83rd World Cup and qualifying for the 2026 Winter Olympics, all while overcoming five surgeries and motivated by her late mother, Linda Krohn.
Key facts
- Lindsey Vonn covers the Art Arena x CULTURED special issue, available for purchase.
- Vonn is a two-time gold medalist at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships and four-time overall FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champion.
- Vonn returned to skiing in August 2019, five years after retirement, at age 39 with a titanium knee replacement.
- She clinched her 83rd World Cup win and qualified for the 2026 Winter Olympics, her fifth appearance.
- Days before her Olympic event, she ruptured her ACL but competed; 13 seconds into her downhill run, her right arm was clipped by a gate, causing a complex leg fracture and emergency surgery.
- By July, after five surgeries, she reported being past the worst of recovery.
- In 2012, Vonn applied to compete against men but FIS rejected her unless she quit the women's tour and re-registered as a man.
- Serena Williams credited Vonn with inspiring her return to tennis four years after retirement.
Entities
Artists
- Lindsey Vonn
- Serena Williams
- LeBron James
- Steph Curry
- Tom Brady
- Roger Federer
- Shakira
- Justin Bieber
- Sheree Hovsepian
- Andrew Gelwicks
- Mitchell Ramazon
- John Wilger
- Dionne Cochrane
- Brittany Thompson
- Colin Barry Jester
- Linda Krohn
Institutions
- Art Arena
- CULTURED
- FIS
- Sportmax
- Vhernier
- Naeem Khan
- Pomellato
- Gucci
- Cartier
- Rolex
- Quine Li
- Akris
- Carina Hardy
- PIER59 Studios
Locations
- Orlando
- United States