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Olympic alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn is one of the best downhill and Super-G skiers who has accomplished many achievements. She is one of two women who won four World Cup overall championships. She won the gold medal for downhill skiing in the 2010 Winter Olympics, and she is also a 20th World Cup crystal globe title winner.
Now she could add another accomplishment to her list: shutting down a troll on Twitter.
Vonn continued her winning streak when she responded to a mean-spirited troll who mistook her for a contestant on Dancing With the Stars.
Though Vonn confronted the misrepresented criticism through good sportsmanship and with a sense of humor, Twitter wanted the snarky troll to suffer the consequences for taking an unprovoked aim at Vonn in the first place. So, a mockery of the failed tweet ensued.
On Tuesday, Twitter-user @sm00_smith tweeted Vonn as she was preparing to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeonChang, "@lindseyvonn Loved the way you were unable to take criticism on Dancing With The Stars! I know it must have been a real learning experience."
@lindseyvonn Loved the way you were unable to take criticism on Dancing With The Stars! I know it must have been a real learning experience.— St (@St) 1517930818.0
Nice try, but the skiing champion was never seen cutting a rug on national television.
The push back from the unprovoked criticism came quickly.
@sm00_smith @lindseyvonn How embarrassed you must be! Now the whole world sees that you're not just a troll, but a… https://t.co/kjFL4k060O— I'm a very stable genius (@I'm a very stable genius) 1518022670.0
@sm00_smith @lindseyvonn You gotta love internet trolls who are unabashed when it comes to displaying their dizzyin… https://t.co/GfHVx2DAoq— Albert R (@Albert R) 1518021163.0
Ouch!
@sm00_smith @lindseyvonn You made yourself look very stupid when you commented about Lindsay Bonn. Either you are… https://t.co/HxAaTYhsCE— Anne Burke (@Anne Burke) 1518019435.0
@sm00_smith @lindseyvonn Maybe a Linsey Vonn lookalike competed in the Russian version of the show? 🤣🤣🤣— CareBear (@CareBear) 1518044310.0
The tweet made Vonn chuckle, and she promptly responded back to set the record straight, like a true champion.
"I'm sorry this made me laugh," she said. "I was never on Dancing with the Stars, but thanks for the criticism none the less. high fives buddy."
🤣🤣🤣🤣im sorry this made me laugh. I was never on Dancing with the Stars, but thanks for the criticism none the less… https://t.co/JnXaR3FGka— lindsey vonn (@lindsey vonn) 1517931245.0
Fans appreciated Vonn's playful retort, and they added to the response with the #ThingsLindseyDidntDo hashtag to lay into the troll.
@lindseyvonn Loved the way you were unable to score in the last second against the Eagles! I know it must have been… https://t.co/IzGB9RykQO— David Townsend (@David Townsend) 1517931515.0
@lindseyvonn I don't think Fleetwood Mac has been as good since you left for your solo career. #thingslindseydidntdo— DodgerNala (@DodgerNala) 1517941451.0
@lindseyvonn I loved the way you rode your dragon to the north to fight the winter king even though your were not a… https://t.co/ckVJeceaaI— John (@John) 1517932316.0
Someone found the footage on which the judges' criticisms were based.
@lindseyvonn Found the footage of your performance. Can't believe the judges were so harsh. https://t.co/Ljso8uE7gf— ilana taub (@ilana taub) 1517933349.0
Why attack her in the first place?
@lindseyvonn Found the footage of your performance. Can't believe the judges were so harsh. https://t.co/Ljso8uE7gf— ilana taub (@ilana taub) 1517933349.0
@sm00_smith's personal description simply reads, "Texas deplorable." For some, no further explanation was necessary.
@lindseyvonn well @sm00_smith does claim to be a Texas Deplorable...so... 😂— Selina Grissom (@Selina Grissom) 1518032597.0
@lindseyvonn Haters gonna hate; even when they're misinformed. Just consider the source.— Logan Saunders (@Logan Saunders) 1517931325.0
These are a few of my favorite tweets.
@lindseyvonn You've grown a little since your Lisel performance in the Sound of Music #thingslindseydidntdo— Ralph Smith #FBPB (@Ralph Smith #FBPB) 1517937504.0
The bombs bursting in air.
@lindseyvonn Loved the way you were unable to hit the high notes while singing the National Anthem at the Super Bow… https://t.co/1qvPAGuRIl— Debra Montoya (@Debra Montoya) 1517936413.0
The performance elicited some howls.
@lindseyvonn @yankeesteve @lindseyvonn You were awful in Dances with Wolves also.— Chris Resor (@Chris Resor) 1517932704.0
She got vocal.
@lindseyvonn So you can't dance, you killed it on The Voice though #thingslindseydidntdo— Timothy Edington (@Timothy Edington) 1517946322.0
We can all just shake it off at the bunny slope.
@lindseyvonn Your "Reputation" album isn't quite as good as "1989". But I bet that transition from country music wa… https://t.co/LWgbMvWJVV— Rod E (@Rod E) 1518027555.0
These responses were worth the fumble.
@lindseyvonn Sorry you weren't able to make that catch in the Super Bowl. Learn from it. #thingslindseydidntdo https://t.co/X8n9IJZUDu— Clayton Lott (@Clayton Lott) 1518026548.0
This hashtag campaign is outta this world.
@lindseyvonn Loved the way you were unable to bring Apollo 13 to the lunar surface. I know it must have been a rea… https://t.co/bvBRo6NO3r— randystyner (@randystyner) 1518032664.0
Who knew that a criticism on Twitter would go downhill faster than a skiing gold medalist? Go for the gold, Lindsey! High fives!
H/T - Twitter, HuffingtonPost, Wikipedia