Olympian Lindsey Vonn's mother dies one year after ALS diagnosis: 'Shining light that will never fade'

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Retired ski racer Lindsey Vonn announced Saturday that her mother, Linda Lindy Anne Lund, had died after losing her year-long battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Lund died Thursday night, one year to the day after her ALS diagnosis, Vonn said. 

"My sweet mother Lindy has lost her battle with ALS," Vonn wrote in an Instagram post. "She passed away peacefully as I held her hand, exactly one year after her diagnosis. I am so grateful for every moment I had with her but I am also thankful that she is no longer suffering and in peace. She was a shining light that will never fade and I will forever be inspired by her."

Vonn's post included a gallery of photos of the two of them.

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Ski racer Lindsey Vonn announced Saturday that her mother, Linda Lindy Anne Lund, had died after losing her year-long battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for P&G Thank You, Mom )

The Olympic gold medalist's post also featured an excerpt from her memoir that she said was "unfortunately fitting."

"This book is dedicated to my mother," the excerpt read. "She is my inspiration not because of what she did for my skiing career, but how her perpetual positivity shaped me into the person I am on, and most importantly, off the slopes."

"Every adversity I have faced, I found perspective and inspiration from her," the excerpt continued. "Throughout the many hardships in her life, they only made her stronger, kinder, and more humble. That type of grit is what shaped me since I was a child; whether I knew it then or not, I know it now."

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