Val d’Isere, France – Over four years ago in Val d’Isere, a 21-year-old Lindsey Vonn marked the third Audi FIS Alpine World Cup downhill win of her ski racing career. Yet when faced with the choice of cash or cow for the victory, Vonn said cow. She named her Olympe for the upcoming Olympic Winter Games that were set for Torino, Italy.nSince that famed day on the Oreiller-Killy slope, Vonn’s downhill win total has grown remarkably, making her one of the most successful women in U.S. Ski Team history. But it’s not just her win total that has grown, as her farm family is – to say the least – pulling its own weight.

In the fall of 2006, Olympe gave birth to a female named Sunny. Vonn chose the title because she wanted her have a “fun and bright name.” In the summer of 2008, Olympe gave birth to another girl. Vonn named her Karin after her younger sister.

“At the time, Karin wasn’t too psyched about it,” said Vonn, who asked her sister to accompany her to the Emmy’s last spring. “But now she thinks it’s pretty funny. If you’ve ever seen my sister, you’d know she’s not even close to a cow. She’s gorgeous.”

In February of 2009, Vonn struck double gold in both super G and downhill at the World Championships. Where else? Val d’Isere. During a victory celebration at the former women’s U.S. Ski Team European Training Base in Kirchberg, Austria (now Zell am See-Kaprun), the town gave her a goat. Vonn named her Laura after one of her triplet siblings.

In the summer of 2009, Olympe and Sunny both gave birth. Olympe had a male named Don and Sunny had a female named Shirley. Vonn named them after her grandparents.

“Shirley grew up on a farm and used to milk the cows as part of her daily chores,” explained Vonn. “Grandma is very excited to have a cow named after her.”

Vonn reports that all animals are doing well and living comfortably at a family farm just outside of Kirchberg.