Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn to come out of retirement ahead of 2026 Games
Former Olympic gold medalist and world champion Lindsey Vonn is returning to skiing, she announced Thursday.
Former Olympic gold medalist and world champion Lindsey Vonn is returning to skiing, she announced Thursday.
She said in an interview with the New York Times that her return was not planned and that she only reconsidered after successful knee replacement surgery seven months ago stopped the pain that had prompted her retirement.
“I’m trying not to get too far ahead of myself because I have quite a few hoops to jump through,” she said. “Obviously, I wouldn’t be doing this if I didn’t hope to be racing. I have aspirations. I love to go fast. How fast can I go? I don’t know."
Vonn, 40, last competed professionally in February 2019 at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Sweden, where she won a bronze in the women’s downhill — becoming the oldest woman to win a medal at a world championship.
In that same month, ahead of the competition, Vonn announced her retirement, citing injuries.
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