That's according to the Austrian ski team, explains the Olympic gold medal skier and four-time World Cup champion. "They're saying that I would be given the right [to compete against men] is basically a joke and because I'm a girl, I'm a princess." They don’t really understand. The heat is on the International Ski Federation (FIS), the international governing body for skiing and snowboarding, to rule whether to allow Vonn to compete against men at a World Cup Race in Lake Louise, Canada, in 2018. See Full Coverage of 30 Under 30 Summit hereVonn has wanted to race against men since 2012 but her requests have always been turned down by international ski racing officials.

Source: Forbes October 04, 2017 15:11 UTC