Tiger Woods put her off marriage! Champion skier Lindsey Vonn admits troubled love life made her wary of getting wed on Running Wild

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Being in a relationship with a famed philanderer is enough to make anyone doubt the institution of marriage.

And champion skier Lindsey Vonn admitted her troubled love life has put her off getting wed during her appearance on Running Wild With Bear Grylls on Monday.

The experience of putting her life on the line alongside the famed survivalist loosed the blonde beauty's tongue, and she ended up telling the adventurer all about her romantic history and how it has darkened her hopes of finding true love.

Once bitten: Tiger Woods' ex Lindsey Vonn said she will probably never marry again on Running Wild With Bear Grylls on Monday 

The 31-year-old also griped about her 'terrible decision' to marry fellow skier Thomas Vonn when she was just 22 - though her heartbreak paled when compared to that suffered by the end of her three-year relationship with love cheat golf star Tiger.

She said: 'I mean, I loved him so much, and I still do. It just didn't work, you know?'

'It was too much with his competition schedule and mine, and he has two kids. We're still on good terms, we're friends. But it was really hard.'

Asked if she would ever get married again, she cynically snapped: 'Probably not. I've done all that - it's a nice check mark on the ol' life goals bucket list.'

No laughing matter: Bear was his usual cheerful self during their deep conversations

Loosening up: Risking her life alongside the self-styled survivalist seemed to open Lindsey up

An albatross around her neck: The Olympic champion is now best known for her time as golfer and famed philanderer Tiger's other half

'If you want to be with someone, just be with them. You don't really need to go through the whole marriage thing. It's less complicated.'

But she then admitted that it was more about finding the right man, telling the self--styled survivalist: 'I want to be myself and I want to be supported and... it's a pretty rare find to find a guy that wants that.'

Indeed the man she seems to admire most is her grandfather, who she called an 'incredible guy' who she has 'so much respect for.' Bear said that maybe one day she might meet a man just like him.

In a moment that would bring tears to a glass eye, she sadly replied: 'Wishful thinking.'

Tears to a glass eye: She said she will probably never meet a man who matches up to her grandfather

Tickled by the Bear: But the action man's hilarious one-liners soon cheered her up

Despite her negative outlook on long-term love, she insisted she 'definitely wants kids' one day, saying her main lesson would be teaching them 'toughness.'

'I definitely want to teach my kids that they can be whatever they want to be. Nothing's going to be handed to them - there's no substitute for hard work,' she said, revealing it was what her grandfather had taught her.

'I think it's probably one of the most valuable lessons.'

She also spoke about how she was coached by dad Alan Kildow until she was 16 - then did not speak to him for six years after she 'moved out of the house and did my own thing for a while.'

Pinnacle: She finally won a gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010

Sex sells: The pretty blonde was soon the toast of the nation thanks to her achievement

Worth it: She said her triumph made her family's sacrifices for her career worthwhile

'And then I got married!' she said, admitting: 'I didn't say I was smart. That was a terrible decision. It was terrible.'

She also spoke about how her family 'sacrificed so much' for her career, saying: 'My whole family moved out to Colorado when i was 12 - my brothers and sisters didn't ask for that. They didn't ask to leave their friends.

'When I won the Olympics I felt it meant something.'

Lindsey discussed some of her worst injuries, and also how she switches herself off completely at the Olympics to ease the pressure.

Time to strip off: Bear worked his magic on yet another celebrity guest

When in Rome: And it was not long before Lindsey was following the host's lead

Fit as a fiddle: In fact she seemed to rather enjoy showing off her honed figure

'I just shut myself off and pretended like it was just another race,' she said.

'I didn't go to Opening Ceremonies, I didn't stay with the team. I stayed in a separate lodge, I just totally shut myself off - no TV, no cellphone.

'I made banana bread - I made a lot of banana bread. I think all my coaches gained at least 10lbs.'

She smiled as she added: 'That's what happened after my divorce. The season after I got divorced was the best of my career.'

He's falling behind: Ultra competitive Lindsey weven wanted to strip off quickest 

And off they go: The dynamic duo were soon indulging in some watersports 

It beats snow: For Lindsey the chilly water would have felt positively toasty

Now she wants new challenges in her career - taking on the men.

'If you haven't noticed yet, I'm a little bit feisty, and I like a challenge and the next level is what the men do. If I really want to see what I'm capable of doing then I should have the opportunity to compete with them,' she said.

'I train with them all the time, and I beat them.

'Not all of them, but I definitely send some home crying, for sure,' she said with a smile.

Lindsey had shown that independence and competitiveness from the very start of their challenge after she stripped down to a bikini to swim from their speedboat to the rocky shore in Corsica.

Stubborn: The fuming star refused chivalrous Bear's offer of a hand

Doh: And she ended up falling back into the water after slipping on the rocks

Seeing the funny side: But she found her graceless faux pas positively hilarious

Bear reached out a gentlemanly hand of support to help her get on the rocks, leading her to firmly tell him: Don't help me, stop - I'm not a girl.'

Even as she fell back into the water - laughing at the bad timing - she maintained: 'Don't help me. If I was stuck on an island by myself I wouldn't have you to help me.'

The theme continued throughout their adventure, which included abseiling, rock climbing, and shimmying across a giant hole in the cliffs on a rope fired across by harpoon.

'If I'm gonna die then yeah, I'll ask for help,' she joked.

She did it! But eventually she managed to clamber out on her own

High fives: The odd couple celebrated their latest survival triumph

Shady lady: Lindsey rounded off her look with a pair of trendy aviator sunglasses

And when Bear handed her a safety rope at one point he had to stress: 'This is not because you're a girl.'

She said her leadership attitude came from growing up the eldest of five children in Minnesota, telling Bear: 'I'm the captain of the ship - I'm not used to following someone.'

She seemed most excited when Bear challenged her to a competition to hold breath underwater - with him only winning by cheating - with him admitting: 'One thing I've noticed about Lindsey is that everything's a competition - and mainly between boys and girls.'

Going down: Lindsay showcased her athleticism further with a spot of abseiling 

Making it look easy: Even without skis she is adept at getting down mountains

Her only weakness showed when she almost gagged when he cut open winkles and sea urchins to make a stew, saying it tasted like 'boogers.'

At one point she also filmed herself when she woke in the night from being too cold, showing Bear fast asleep and saying: 'This guy stole all the damn blankets!'

As they finished their adventure, waiting for a helicopter to pick them up, Bear told the skier: 'You're in charge. You're captain of the ship.'

He then praised her for having 'mental toughness' in 'spades,' saying: 'Captain of the ship, and it's inspiring to see.'

Here we go again: Sensitive Bear found a quiet corner for them to chat

Letting her hair down: And she continued to spill her heart out to the sensitive survival expert