hobbies: photography, running, biking, skiing

loves Sushi, Metallica and "Will & Grace"

has a twin brother called Brandon

she's been playing soccer and was part of a youth ski racing team before she decided to focus on ski jumping

just graduated from High School and is now looking to maybe study sports science

started at the age of 7, in Park City in 1992

personal record: 1266m in Park City, winter 2001

favourite hills: Holmenkollen and Steamboat's K112

Winter 1993/1994: she earns 2 gold medals at the Utah Winter Games, K18 and K38

Winter 1994/1995: 4th Junior Olympics in Steamboat Springs, CO, is awarded "Outstanding Female Athlete" at the Utah Winter Games, where she earns 3 gold medals

Winter 1995/1996: 1st Schuler Cup in Europe, Girls Class

Winter 1996/1997: 2nd Flaming Leaves

Winter 1997/1998: 1st Flaming Leaves, 6th in St. Moritz/SUI and Predazzo/ITA

March 1998: 1st time National Champion

Fall 1998: she moves to Lake Placid and joins the National Sports Academy while the Olympic hills are being re-constructed in Park City

March 1999: 2nd time National Champion

March 2000: 3rd time National Champion

Fall 2000: moves back to Park City

March 2001: 4th time National Champion, finishing 17th in the Men's class

Winter 2001/2002: knee surgery, several weeks out of training and jumping

February 2002: she's among the forerunners at the Olympic Games in her hometown

March 2002: competing in the women's Holmenkollen-event for the 4th time, placing 12th overall in the Ladies Tourney

Winter 2002/2003: competing in 8 Ladies Tourney events in Europe, placing top6 or better in each of them

February 2004: 1st in Rastbüchl, 2nd and 3rd in Saalfelden, Baiersbronn, Schoenwald and finally Oslo, placing top3 overall

Vikersund in March 2004: Lindsey is among the first women ever to go ski flying in Vikersund after days and weeks of struggling with FIS regulations and stubborn officials. She goes 171m and writes history

August 2004: 1st in Klingenthal/GER, 2nd overall Ladies Summer Tour

January 2005: Two 1st ranks in Lake Placid, NY, Super Tour

Alborn: "Alan Alborn kicks ass!"

motivation: "There are many days when I come in from a bad day of jumping, but that just makes me work harder the next time. With each unrewarding day of jumping or injury I have a stronger will to be better than I can possibly think."

dedication: "Sometimes I wish I wasn't so affected by my jumping, but I guess that means I have a great deal of dedication."

her worst accident some years ago: "I thought coming back from a near death experience was hard enough and putting school, jumping and competitions on top of that was pretty hard."

ski flying: "I will not quit this sport until I have gone ski flying. I want to be the first girl from the United States to go ski flying and set a world record."

rivals: "I don't really care if they're boys or girls, I like beating both."