Bikini-clad Lindsey Vonn passionately kisses new boyfriend as they hard launch relationship after summer romance

Olympic skiing legend Lindsey Vonn has officially hard launched her relationship with fellow alpine ski star Matthieu Bailet following their whirlwind summer romance.Months after being spotted with Bailet at the Monaco Grand Prix, Vonn took to Instagram on Wednesday to confirm their relationship with some vacation snaps.Among the carousel of images – which showed off her escapades this summer – Vonn and Bailet were seen packing on the PDA at a pool during their travels.Another showed the couple relaxing on a hammock in the ocean together, while they were also seen enjoying a day at the beach in another photo.Vonn captioned the post: ‘About that time for a summer recap… pt 1’. Bailet wasted no time in commenting: ‘Can’t wait to see the summer recap part 2’ with a kissing emoji.American tennis star Sloane Stephens was among those to comment on the post, writing: ‘HARD LAUNCH!!!!!!!’. Olympic skiing legend Lindsey Vonn has officially hard-launched her relationship with fellow alpine ski star Matthieu Bailet with a heartwarming social media post Among the carousel of images, Vonn and Bailet were seen packing on the PDA at a poolA bombshell report from People Magazine back in May claimed that Vonn had been getting close to French ski racer Bailet after a number of public sightings at the time.’They’re getting to know each other,’ a source told the outlet – saying they’ve been spending time together in New York City.The pair were later photographed backstage after a performance of the Broadway musical ‘The Outsiders’ back in June.They had also been spotted shopping in SoHo and riding on the subway together the same week Vonn was seen at the Met Gala.Moreover, eagle-eyed fans saw the 41-year-old Vonn post a flirty side-eye emoji in the comments of an Instagram post of Bailet with his shirt off outside while he washed his car earlier this year.It was the first time that Vonn had been linked to a new beau since her 2025 breakup with business executive Diego Osorio. Vonn confirmed in February 2025 that she and Osorio had split, which left her time and space to focus on her preparation for the 2026 Winter Olympics.The ski icon previously told the outlet that it’s hard for non-athletes to understand what life is like on her schedule. The couple were also seen relaxing in a hammock by the ocean during their vacation Vonn was previously spotted on the Monaco Grand Prix grid alongside fellow ski star Bailet’It’s hard to have thick enough skin to not combat everyone that wants to tell you what to do, or how to do it, or tell you that you should have done something differently when there’s maybe five people in the world that even understand the pressure that I was under,’ she told People.Meanwhile, months after undergoing eight surgeries to repair the extensive damage she suffered in a gruesome crash at the Milan-Cortina Games, Vonn made a triumphant appearance at the US Open earlier this month. Vonn arrived in Flushing, Queens wearing a skin-tight sleeveless olive-green dress. The gown featured a small slit on her left-hand side, which exposed some negligible medical tape along her left calf and knee.Vonn has been a regular at the US Open with now-former boyfriends Osorio and hockey star PK Subban.