Step inside to have a look at 41-year-old Olympic ski champion, Lindsey Vonn's highly publicised affair with American professional golfer, Tiger Woods.
Olympic ski champion, Lindsey Vonn and American professional golfer, Tiger Woods’ affair was once the talk of the town. The couple dated for nearly three years before calling it quits in 2015. Currently, the ski racer is hogging the limelight for experiencing a crash during her final downhill competition in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. The 41-year-old Olympic ski champion suffered a serious injury to her left knee.
This incident took place on January 30, 2026, just a week before the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Over the years, she won four World Cups. She also won a gold medal in downhill at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Amid her rising success in the ski world, let’s have a look at Lindsey Vonn and Tiger Woods’ highly publicised affair.
Lindsey Vonn and Tiger Woods were first linked in 2013. After a lot of dating speculations, both Lindsey and Tiger confirmed their relationship through a Facebook post. After his remarkable wins at Torrey and Doral in the 2013 PGA Tour, the American professional golfer took to his Facebook account in March 2013 and confirmed his relationship with Olympic ski champion, Lindsey Vonn. In the post, Tiger mentioned how he and Lindsey became close over the last few months. He requested privacy and expressed his wish to continue their relationship as an 'ordinary couple.' He wrote:
"Something nice that’s happened off the course was meeting Lindsey Vonn. Lindsey and I have been friends for some time, but over the last few months we have become very close and are now dating. We thank you for your support and for respecting our privacy. We want to continue our relationship, privately, as an ordinary couple and continue to compete as athletes."
Following this on the same day, the Olympic ski champion, Lindsey, shared a note on her Facebook account and confirmed her relationship with Tiger. In the note, the ski racer mentioned that their relationship evolved from a friendship into something more over the past few months. She didn’t share more information about their relationship and expressed a desire to keep things low-profile. She wrote:
"I guess it wasn’t a well-kept secret. But yes, I am dating Tiger Woods. Our relationship evolved from a friendship into something more over these past few months and it has made me very happy. I don’t plan on addressing this further as I would like to keep that part of my life between us, my family and close friends. Thank you for understanding and your continued support!"
After Lindsey and Tiger’s split, there were a lot of speculations regarding what went wrong in their relationship. According to a report by Daily Mail, Tiger’s alleged cheating led to his breakup with Lindsey. It is noteworthy to mention that the Olympic ski champion was often spotted with Tiger and his kids at public events. They were considered the power couple of American sports. Confirming their split, Lindsey wrote in 2015:
"After nearly three years together, Tiger and I have mutually decided to end our relationship. I will always cherish the memories that we’ve created together. Unfortunately, we both lead incredibly hectic lives that force us to spend a majority of our time apart. He and his beautiful family will always hold a special place in my heart."
Later, Tiger also spoke about their split. He shared that both of them mutually decided to stop dating. He also shared the reason behind their split. Sharing the news on his website, Tiger said, "Lindsey and I have mutually decided to stop dating. I have great admiration, respect and love for Lindsey and I’ll always cherish our time together. She has been amazing with Sam and Charlie and my entire family. Unfortunately, we lead very hectic lives and are both competing in demanding sports. It’s difficult to spend time together."
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