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| Tiger Woods and US skier Lindsey Vonn dating | Tiger Woods and US skier Lindsey Vonn dating |
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| Former world number one golfer Tiger Woods and US Olympic skiing champion Lindsey Vonn have announced that they are dating. | Former world number one golfer Tiger Woods and US Olympic skiing champion Lindsey Vonn have announced that they are dating. |
| The couple made the announcement on their Facebook pages, posting the first pictures of themselves together. | The couple made the announcement on their Facebook pages, posting the first pictures of themselves together. |
| It comes after several weeks of speculation about their relationship. | It comes after several weeks of speculation about their relationship. |
| Mr Woods was previously married to Swedish model Elin Nordegren, but they divorced in 2010 after he revealed a series of extramarital affairs. | Mr Woods was previously married to Swedish model Elin Nordegren, but they divorced in 2010 after he revealed a series of extramarital affairs. |
| The 37-year-old has since begun to rebuild his golfing career, and is showing signs of returning to the form that allowed him to dominate world golf for a decade. | |
| The BBC's David Willis in Los Angeles says Woods rarely discusses his private life, and the announcement and pictures may be a way of preventing the paparazzi from pursuing the couple in pursuit of a lucrative first photograph. | The BBC's David Willis in Los Angeles says Woods rarely discusses his private life, and the announcement and pictures may be a way of preventing the paparazzi from pursuing the couple in pursuit of a lucrative first photograph. |
| 'Evolved from friendship' | 'Evolved from friendship' |
| Woods wrote on his Facebook page: "Something nice that's happened off the course was meeting Lindsey Vonn. Lindsey and I have been friends for some time, but over the last few months we have become very close and are now dating." | Woods wrote on his Facebook page: "Something nice that's happened off the course was meeting Lindsey Vonn. Lindsey and I have been friends for some time, but over the last few months we have become very close and are now dating." |
| Writing on her own page, Ms Vonn said: "I guess it wasn't a well-kept secret but yes, I am dating Tiger Woods. | Writing on her own page, Ms Vonn said: "I guess it wasn't a well-kept secret but yes, I am dating Tiger Woods. |
| "Our relationship evolved from a friendship into something more over these past few months and it has made me very happy." | "Our relationship evolved from a friendship into something more over these past few months and it has made me very happy." |
| Ms Vonn, 28, is regarded as one of the premier skier of her generation, having won gold at the 2010 winter Olympics and several world championships. | Ms Vonn, 28, is regarded as one of the premier skier of her generation, having won gold at the 2010 winter Olympics and several world championships. |
| Her season was recently cut short by a knee injury, however. | Her season was recently cut short by a knee injury, however. |