Olympic gold-medalist and alpine skiing legend Lindsey Vonn is no stranger to going downhill—but she’s soon going to be focused on making investors’ wealth climb.

Vonn is joining the newly formed advisory board at Athena Capital, an all-female venture capital and private equity firm. Isabelle Freidheim, the founder and managing partner of Athena Capital, says that she and Vonn have been acquainted for some time, as Freidheim had been involved with the U.S. Olympic Committee, and had met with her at numerous conferences over the years.

“I was always impressed with how genuine she is,” Freidheim says of Vonn. Accordingly, “Bringing someone like Lindsey in, who is like-minded and mission-aligned, brings more enthusiasm to the firm.” As such, “we’re very excited to announce her joining our b

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