In March 2024, French alpine ski racer Matthieu Bailet posted a simple snapshot from Saalbach-Hinterglemm. He had just missed racing there, but he had something better: a photo with Lindsey Vonn. “I had the honor of seeing the great champion,” he wrote. It read like a fan moment — one World Cup speed skier crossing paths with the most decorated woman in the sport.
Two and a half years later, the same two athletes are no longer posing as admirer and legend. They are a couple.
On September 23, 2026, Vonn ended months of speculation with an Instagram summer recap captioned, “About that time for a summer recap… pt 1.” The carousel included beach and pool photos from a getaway together: a kiss in the water, Bailet holding her waist on a rock in the sea, the two of them stretched out in a hammock over the water. The soundtrack was Olivia Dean’s “So Easy (To Fall in Love).” Bailet replied in the comments: “Can’t wait to see the summer recap part 2.” Vonn answered with a kiss emoji and a red heart.4a83a6
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The public confirmation followed a quieter spring. In May, the pair were spotted in New York — shopping in SoHo, riding the subway, and posing backstage at the Broadway musical The Outsiders. A source told People at the time that they were “getting to know each other.” Neither athlete addressed it then. The September photos left no room for interpretation.0adb90
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Vonn, 41, is a four-time Olympic medalist and one of alpine skiing’s defining figures. The relationship is her first public romance since her 2025 split from businessman Diego Osorio. Bailet, 30, is a World Cup regular from Nice who specializes in downhill and super-G — the same speed events that built Vonn’s career. He made his World Cup debut in 2016, won junior world gold in super-G that year, finished second in the Saalbach super-G in 2021, and raced for France at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.96e69f
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The timing adds weight. Vonn spent much of 2026 recovering from a ruptured ACL and a complex leg fracture suffered around the Milan Cortina Olympic cycle. The summer photos show a different chapter: rest, travel, and a partner who already understands the circuit, the injuries, and the life that comes with both.
What began as a polite crossing of paths on the World Cup calendar is now an official relationship — announced not with a press statement, but with a kiss in a pool and a caption that made the rumor official.
