Lindsey Vonn just ended the guessing game. The 41-year-old Olympic skiing legend dropped a summer recap on Instagram Wednesday that left no room for “just friends.” The carousel — set to Olivia Dean’s “So Easy (To Fall In Love)” and captioned “About that time for a summer recap… pt 1” — featured French alpine racer Matthieu Bailet, 30, front and center.
In the shot that stopped the scroll, Vonn and Bailet share a kiss in a crystal-clear pool overlooking the sea. She’s in a white bikini; he’s in light swim shorts. Another frame shows him wrapping her from behind on a rock in the ocean. A third has the pair stretched out together in a hammock over the water.
Bailet didn’t play it cool. He jumped into the comments: “Can’t wait to see the summer recap part 2,” plus a wink and a kiss emoji.
Friends piled on immediately. Tennis star Sloane Stephens typed “HARD LAUNCH!!!!!!!” Olympian Ilona Maher declared, “The award for the hottest couple goes to…” Caroline Wozniacki added, “Look at you insta official!! Miss you!!”
The photos confirm what whispers have suggested since May, when the two were spotted shopping in Soho, riding the New York subway, and posing backstage at The Outsiders. A source told People at the time they were “getting to know each other.” Months later, the vacation dump made it official.
This is Vonn’s first public relationship since her 2025 split from businessman Diego Osorio. Bailet, a Nice-born speed specialist who races World Cup downhill and super-G and competed at the 2022 Olympics, is 11 years younger.
The timing lands in the middle of Vonn’s long recovery from the devastating crash at the 2026 Winter Olympics. She’s spent the summer rehabbing a still-healing leg while showing she’s very much living again — paddleboards, motorbikes, beaches, and now a very public new chapter with a fellow racer who understands the life.
Part 2 of that summer recap suddenly has a lot of people waiting.
