Lindsey Vonn is grieving the lack of her mom
On Aug. 27, the Olympian took to social media to share the heartbreaking information that her mother, Linda Krohn, has “misplaced her battle with ALS.”
“She handed away peacefully as I held her hand, precisely one 12 months after her analysis,” she shared in an Instagram put up, together with a sequence of throwback and up to date images of the 2 collectively. “I’m so grateful for each second I had together with her however I’m additionally grateful that she is not struggling and in peace. She was a shining mild that can by no means fade and I’ll ceaselessly be impressed by her.”
Lindsey—who’s probably the most embellished feminine skier of all time—additionally re-shared the dedication she wrote to her mom in her 2022 memoir, Rise, calling the passage, “sadly becoming now.”
“She is my inspiration not due to what she did for my snowboarding profession, however how her perpetual positivity formed me into the individual I’m on, and most significantly, off the slopes,” she initially wrote within the e-book. “Each adversity I’ve confronted, I discovered perspective and inspiration from her. All through the various hardships in her life, they solely made her stronger, kinder, and extra humble. That kind of grit is what formed me since I used to be a baby; whether or not I knew it then or not, I do know it now.”
