The Lindsey Vonn/Tiger Woods romance rumors are heating up.
Although the Olympic skier has denied the whispers, Us Weekly reports that they are getting closer and have spent time with each other’s families — Vonn’s brother gave ski lessons to Woods’ daughter Sam and son Charlie. (The divorced golfer shares custody with ex-wife Elin Nordegren.)
The pair have been linked since they were spotted hitting the Austrian slopes together in November.
To add fuel to the flames, Woods gave Vonn a lift on his private jet last week following her horrific ski accident at the Alpine World Championships. Vonn was photographed hobbling on crutches up the stairs of Woods’ aircraft so she could fly out of Austria after her fall.
People magazine reports that the pair talk and text frequently.
“Tiger really does want a woman who he can have good conversations with,” he says. “He wants shared interests and outlooks. He is finding that with [Lindsey].”
Woods made headlines in 2009 after his numerous extramarital affairs were made public. The skier apparently isn’t bothered by the golfer’s past indiscretions.
“She’s not freaked out by his past, and that’s really appealing to him,” a source told People. “He really does deserve to be happy. He has been flogging himself for three years, and it’s good to see him moving forward.”
Vonn has insisted their relationship is platonic.
“We are just friends,” she told the Denver Post after winning her second World Cup downhill at Lake Louise, Alberta last month. “My brother was the ski instructor for his kids this November in Vail. Guessing that’s where [the initial report] came from.”