Lindsey Vonn Talks Tiger Woods Relationship: ‘I Still Love Him’
Lindsey Vonn and Tiger Woods split more than six months ago, but the 31-year-old alpine skier still has strong feelings about her ex-boyfriend.
Vonn dated the golf champion for more than three years before the pair split in May. At the time, the split was blamed on the fact that Vonn and Woods both have “incredibly hectic lives” that forced the sports power couple “to spend the majority of (their) time apart.”
In an episode of the Alpine Edge show, which airs on CNN, Lindsey Vonn took some time to talk about her split from the golf superstar, saying that she still loves Woods.
“I loved him and I still love him. I had an amazing three years with him. Sometimes things just don’t work out and unfortunately it didn’t work out for us. But I don’t have any regrets and I think we’re both in a pretty good place.”
Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn met at a charity event in 2012, and eventually confirmed their relationship via Facebook in 2013. Both Woods and Vonn had recently divorced — Vonn split from her husband, Thomas Vonn, was finalized earlier that year, and Woods famously split from wife Elin Nordegren in 2010.
For example, Vonn said that she believes she only has three good years of skiing left, as she would like to become a mother. If she didn’t have the desire to have children, Vonn said she thinks she could continue to ski into her late 30s.
As a result, Vonn said that she is focusing on her skiing for the next few years before she considers getting romantically involved with anyone again.
“I don’t know if I’m ready to be in another relationship. I’ve realized that I only have, realistically, three good years of racing left. So it’s kind of nice to be able to focus on that and my career.”
Vonn added the following.
“If I didn’t want to have kids I could probably ski until my late thirties, if my body held up. It’s just something that you have to think about as a woman. Life is a lot different. You can’t have a family at home and keep racing. It’s one or the other.”
Vonn, who is one of the most recognizable names in the alpine ski world, missed out on the 2014 Olympic Games after an injury to her knee forced her to withdraw.
Since then, Vonn has returned to the slopes in supreme form. In January, she broke the long-standing record for the most World Cup wins. She’s since won several World Cup titles, including overall titles for the downhill and super-G events, and she finished third in the overall world cup standings last season.
During the CNN interview, Vonn said she would ultimately like to qualify for the 2018 Olympic Games in PyeongChang, but in the meantime is focusing on the World Cup events for the current season.
Previously, Vonn has raced at the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Olympic Games, winning gold in the downhill event in 2010. The same year, Vonn added a bronze medal in the Super-G event. She also has six World Championship medals to her credit.
What do you think about the things Lindsey Vonn said about Tiger Woods? Do you think the couple could have worked out their relationship under different circumstances? Why or why not?
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