Lindsey Vonn ‘hopeful’ of comeback after retirement talk
6 years, 2 months ago

Lindsey Vonn ‘hopeful’ of comeback after retirement talk

CNN  

CNN — Lindsey Vonn is not giving up yet. Vonn’s appearance at the Italian event last week, where she had won 12 World Cup races, was her first since suffering a knee injury while training at Lake Louise, Alberta, in November. READ: ‘I just can’t physically do it anymore’ – Vonn “After that training run, the pain got progressively worse each day and by Sunday my lower leg was in a lot of pain and my muscles had completely shut down. Thanks for all of the support you have shown me, it helps keep me going.” Video Ad Feedback Lindsey Vonn's furry friends 01:46 - Source: CNN Vonn, who holds the women’s record of 82 World Cup wins, needs just five more victories to beat Swede Ingemar Stenmark’s record of 86. Visit cnn.com/sport “I want to be able to walk without pain when I’m older and hopefully some day I’ll be able to ski with my kids and that’s important to me,” she said.

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With her comeback season almost finished, Lindsey Vonn already turning attention to 2026 Olympics
1 week, 1 day ago

With her comeback season almost finished, Lindsey Vonn already turning attention to 2026 Olympics

Associated Press  

SUN VALLEY, Idaho — Some nights, Lindsey Vonn drifts off to sleep by visualizing the downhill course at the upcoming Olympics in Italy. “This season is literally just a test run and a trial run to see what I can do,” Vonn said in an interview with The Associated Press leading into the World Cup finals, where on Friday she …

Lindsey Vonn says she ‘would be proud to race with anyone’ in team combined at the Olympics
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Lindsey Vonn says she ‘would be proud to race with anyone’ in team combined at the Olympics

Associated Press  

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — It’s not just downhill and super-G that Lindsey Vonn wants to compete in at the age of 41 at next year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics. “It’s fun to be a part of a team,” Vonn said. That doesn’t mean that next year things might change.” Vonn struggled in her downhill run of the combined, finishing 21st and a distant …

Lindsey Vonn places 15th in downhill at ski worlds. She called it a ‘practice run for the Olympics’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Lindsey Vonn places 15th in downhill at ski worlds. She called it a ‘practice run for the Olympics’

Associated Press  

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — One spot ahead of Sofia Goggia. Having only recently returned to ski racing at age 40 with a new titanium knee, and having hooked her right arm on a gate in the super-G two days earlier while fighting off cold- and flu-like symptoms all week, Vonn called her performance “good progress.” “Of course world championships I always …

Lindsey Vonn hooks a gate with her arm and doesn’t finish her opening race at skiing worlds
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Lindsey Vonn hooks a gate with her arm and doesn’t finish her opening race at skiing worlds

Associated Press  

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — Lindsey Vonn’s opening race at the Alpine skiing world championships lasted all of 25 seconds. “I didn’t make it that far but until I went out I skied well and I had enough energy to be in a solid position,” Vonn said. It’s bad timing, but that’s life.” It was the third time in the last four …

Lindsey Vonn’s Alpine World Ski Championships return ends early after she collides with gate
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Lindsey Vonn’s Alpine World Ski Championships return ends early after she collides with gate

CNN  

CNN — Lindsey Vonn’s sensational return to the Alpine World Ski Championships ended in disappointment on Thursday after the 40-year-old crashed out of the super-G event. “I hit my nerve somehow and I hit the gate and lost feeling in my arm, but it’s coming back slowly.” Vonn had taken to Instagram on Wednesday to say how excited she was …

Lindsey Vonn feeling sick with ‘a cold or the flu’ on the eve of her opening event at skiing worlds
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Lindsey Vonn feeling sick with ‘a cold or the flu’ on the eve of her opening event at skiing worlds

Associated Press  

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — Lindsey Vonn is feeling sick with “a cold or the flu” on the eve of her first event at the world championships in her return to ski racing at the age of 40. “I definitely have a cold or the flu or something,” Vonn said in an audio statement sent to The Associated Press. Definitely lacked energy, …

Veteran US skier Vonn makes comeback for Milan-Cortina 2026
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Veteran US skier Vonn makes comeback for Milan-Cortina 2026

China Daily  

Lindsey Vonn during the press conference ahead of FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach, Austria February 3, 2025. BEIJING - American alpine skiing great Lindsey Vonn has come back from retirement and looks ahead to the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, whose one-year countdown falls on Thursday. Winter Olympic champion Vonn decided to retire in 2019, admitting that her …

Veteran US skier Vonn makes comeback for Milan-Cortina 2026
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Veteran US skier Vonn makes comeback for Milan-Cortina 2026

China Daily  

Lindsey Vonn during the press conference ahead of FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach, Austria February 3, 2025. BEIJING - American alpine skiing great Lindsey Vonn has come back from retirement and looks ahead to the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, whose one-year countdown falls on Thursday. Winter Olympic champion Vonn decided to retire in 2019, admitting that her …

Lindsey Vonn’s new titanium knee holds up fine in her 1st training run at the skiing worlds
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Lindsey Vonn’s new titanium knee holds up fine in her 1st training run at the skiing worlds

Associated Press  

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — Big jumps. “None of the landings hurt at all.” Vonn returned to the skiing circuit in December at the age of 40 and she wasn’t initially planning on racing at the worlds. “I really put zero weight into training runs because I’m testing things,” she said. I’m trying different boots and in the training runs I’ve never …

Lindsey Vonn falls while on pace for top-5 finish at super-G in Cortina but avoids injury again
2 months, 1 week ago

Lindsey Vonn falls while on pace for top-5 finish at super-G in Cortina but avoids injury again

Associated Press  

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Sitting in the middle of the Cortina course following her second fall in four days at the resort where she once dominated, Lindsey Vonn slammed the snow angrily with her right pole. “It’s just going to take a little bit more time,” Vonn said, “I need to be patient myself and I hope that everyone can …

Sofia Goggia earns her 4th downhill win in Cortina while Lindsey Vonn is 20th on the Olympic course
2 months, 1 week ago

Sofia Goggia earns her 4th downhill win in Cortina while Lindsey Vonn is 20th on the Olympic course

Associated Press  

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Sofia Goggia solidified her status as the favorite for another downhill gold by winning Saturday for the fourth time on the course for next year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics. “I’m a little disappointed that I made that big mistake on the bottom — I made actually quite a few mistakes on the bottom.” It was Vonn’s first race …

Lindsey Vonn says she feels fine after fall in Cortina downhill training and will race this weekend
2 months, 1 week ago

Lindsey Vonn says she feels fine after fall in Cortina downhill training and will race this weekend

Hindustan Times  

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn said she is “good” and has only a few bruises after falling toward the end of a World Cup downhill training run on Thursday. HT Image The protective air bag that most downhill skiers wear inflated under Vonn's racing suit to help soften her fall. “All in all, my titanium knee is holding up …

AP Exclusive: Lindsey Vonn plans to retire again after racing at the Olympics in 2026
2 months, 1 week ago

AP Exclusive: Lindsey Vonn plans to retire again after racing at the Olympics in 2026

Associated Press  

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn is just getting started on her comeback to ski racing at age 40 with her new titanium knee. Vonn holds the record with 12 wins in Cortina Vonn holds the record with 12 World Cup wins in Cortina — divided evenly between downhill and super-G. Cortina was also where Vonn earned her first career …

Lindsey Vonn says her ‘bum is sore’ from fall in downhill training but otherwise she feels fine
2 months, 1 week ago

Lindsey Vonn says her ‘bum is sore’ from fall in downhill training but otherwise she feels fine

Associated Press  

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn said she is “good” and has only a few bruises after falling toward the end of a World Cup downhill training run on Thursday. “I’m good,” Vonn told The Associated Press during an interview later in the day at the U.S. team hotel. “All in all, my titanium knee is holding up a lot …

Lindsey Vonn impresses skiing into 6th place in her first World Cup downhill race since 2019
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Lindsey Vonn impresses skiing into 6th place in her first World Cup downhill race since 2019

Associated Press  

ST ANTON, Austria — Six years later it’s “Wow, Lindsey, wow!” The racecourse commentator broadcasting Lindsey Vonn’s first World Cup downhill race since 2019 — the American is age 40 and has a titanium knee — summed up how impressive the ski great’s performance was. The United States star — the greatest downhill racer in women’s World Cup history — …

Lindsey Vonn to resume her comeback in St. Anton in January after St. Moritz race canceled
Trending News
3 months, 1 week ago

Lindsey Vonn to resume her comeback in St. Anton in January after St. Moritz race canceled

Associated Press  

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Lindsey Vonn lost a chance to improve her ranking when the second race of her World Cup skiing comeback at age 40 was canceled on Sunday due to strong winds and poor visibility. “It took her 20 seconds to get back into it, and then she was fine,” said Chris Knight, Vonn’s personal coach. “What we’re …

Lindsey Vonn’s coach suggests she’ll be competitive in her return to World Cup skiing at age 40
3 months, 1 week ago

Lindsey Vonn’s coach suggests she’ll be competitive in her return to World Cup skiing at age 40

Associated Press  

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — How fast can she go on her titanium knee? Those are the big questions surrounding Lindsey Vonn’s comeback to World Cup ski racing this weekend at age 40 after nearly six years of retirement. “It’s a question that’s been going through my head a lot over the last week,” said Chris Knight, Vonn’s personal coach. Knight …

Lindsey Vonn hits back at critics who think she’s crazy to return to ski racing at age 40
3 months, 1 week ago

Lindsey Vonn hits back at critics who think she’s crazy to return to ski racing at age 40

Associated Press  

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Lindsey Vonn didn’t just pop into the hospital one day, get a new titanium knee and then decide on the way out that she wanted to return to downhill ski racing. But generally when you say that right off the bat it’s probably not true.” Hackett helped Vonn find Martin Roche, a South Florida-based orthopedist specializing …

Lindsey Vonn off to Europe with ‘butterflies of excitement’ for 1st World Cup race in nearly 6 years
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Lindsey Vonn off to Europe with ‘butterflies of excitement’ for 1st World Cup race in nearly 6 years

Associated Press  

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — Lindsey Vonn flew down the Birds of Prey course one last time as a forerunner Sunday before flying off to Switzerland. I’m excited for her to be on the World Cup.” Ditto for her teammates: “She has so much knowledge,” said Lauren Macuga, who was 12th in the super-G after taking fourth in the downhill. “It …

Lindsey Vonn reveals date for stunning return to World Cup skiing
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Lindsey Vonn reveals date for stunning return to World Cup skiing

The Independent  

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Lindsey Vonn to make World Cup skiing return in St. Moritz
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Lindsey Vonn to make World Cup skiing return in St. Moritz

CNN  

CNN — Skiing great Lindsey Vonn has announced that she will make her World Cup return at St Moritz, Switzerland next weekend. My body is finally put back together and I hear St Moritz is pretty nice this time of year.” Vonn announced her retirement from competitive skiing in 2019 after 18 years on the World Cup circuit. I’m getting …

Lindsey Vonn savors chance to test out World Cup course as a forerunner in comeback bid at age 40
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Lindsey Vonn savors chance to test out World Cup course as a forerunner in comeback bid at age 40

Hindustan Times  

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — Lindsey Vonn tries to take her comeback step-by-step even if there's plenty of reason — and temptation — to look down the road. “In a perfect world, yeah, that would be amazing,” Vonn said of the thought of competing at a fifth Winter Olympics. Very soon I’ll make a decision, but not today.” When Vonn left …

Lindsey Vonn savors chance to test out World Cup course as a forerunner in comeback bid at age 40
Trending News
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Lindsey Vonn savors chance to test out World Cup course as a forerunner in comeback bid at age 40

Associated Press  

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — Lindsey Vonn tries to take her comeback step-by-step even if there’s plenty of reason — and temptation — to look down the road. Very soon I’ll make a decision, but not today.” When Vonn left the tour, she had 82 World Cup wins — the record for a woman at the time and within reach of …

Lindsey Vonn will serve as a forerunner, test out the course before World Cup races at Beaver Creek
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Lindsey Vonn will serve as a forerunner, test out the course before World Cup races at Beaver Creek

Hindustan Times  

Lindsey Vonn will test out the downhill and super-G courses as a forerunner before the World Cup races this weekend in Beaver Creek, Colorado. She successfully competed in a series of lower-level downhill and super-G competitions last weekend in Copper Mountain to gain enough points to be eligible for World Cup events. Vonn didn't earn a spot in time for …

Lindsey Vonn will serve as a forerunner, test out the course before World Cup races at Beaver Creek
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Lindsey Vonn will serve as a forerunner, test out the course before World Cup races at Beaver Creek

Associated Press  

Lindsey Vonn will test out the downhill and super-G courses as a forerunner before the World Cup races this weekend in Beaver Creek, Colorado. She successfully competed in a series of lower-level downhill and super-G competitions last weekend in Copper Mountain to gain enough points to be eligible for World Cup events. Vonn didn’t earn a spot in time for …

Lindsey Vonn on return to skiing: ‘I don’t know how far I can take it. But so far it’s been incredible’
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Lindsey Vonn on return to skiing: ‘I don’t know how far I can take it. But so far it’s been incredible’

CNN  

CNN — When it comes to her comeback on the slopes at age 40, Lindsey Vonn says she is just as surprised as anyone else. After all, Vonn herself had said her body was “broken beyond repair” when she decided to retire in 2019 – coming after 18 years on the World Cup circuit, three Winter Olympic medals, eight world …

Lindsey Vonn is encouraged by how close she is to being competitive in ski racing return at age 40
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lindsey Vonn is encouraged by how close she is to being competitive in ski racing return at age 40

Associated Press  

COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. — Lindsey Vonn is still getting her ski equipment dialed in and getting used to going full speed again on her new titanium knee. “I know it seems like I’m far away, but I’m actually really freaking close for only having run a few days of training after basically six years,” Vonn said in an interview with …

Lindsey Vonn competes in a pair of downhills, another step on her comeback trail at the age of 40
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lindsey Vonn competes in a pair of downhills, another step on her comeback trail at the age of 40

Associated Press  

COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. — For a pair of lower-level downhill events, this sure had plenty of Olympic medal-capturing and World Cup-winning ski racers. “I don’t expect her to come back and win — just that she comes back and she has fun,” said Federica Brignone of Italy, a former overall World Cup champion and three-time Olympic medalist. That’s the best …

Lindsey Vonn begins comeback by finishing 24th and 27th in downhill races
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lindsey Vonn begins comeback by finishing 24th and 27th in downhill races

LA Times  

For a pair of lower-level downhill events, this sure had plenty of Olympic medal-capturing and World Cup-winning ski racers. “I don’t expect her to come back and win — just that she comes back and she has fun,” said Federica Brignone of Italy, a former overall World Cup champion and three-time Olympic medalist. That’s the best thing that she could …

American ski racer Lindsey Vonn is picking up speed in her comeback bid at 40 years old
3 months, 3 weeks ago

American ski racer Lindsey Vonn is picking up speed in her comeback bid at 40 years old

Associated Press  

COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. — Word on the mountain has it that Lindsey Vonn is still fast through a downhill course, even at 40 years old. Some of the women on the World Cup are going to be rudely awakened to have to compete against a Lindsey Vonn again.” Vonn declined to talk after her practice session Friday. I am having …

Lindsey Vonn, 40, reveals her imminent return date six years after skiing legend retired from the sport
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lindsey Vonn, 40, reveals her imminent return date six years after skiing legend retired from the sport

Daily Mail  

No longer content with the life of a retiree, 40-year-old Lindsey Vonn will make her official racing return this weekend in the American Rockies six years after the skiing legend walked away from the sport. After years of battling injuries, Vonn needs some decent results to improve her long-dormant ranking so she can enter World Cup races this season under …

Lindsey Vonn to make her comeback to downhill racing at age 40 this weekend
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lindsey Vonn to make her comeback to downhill racing at age 40 this weekend

Associated Press  

At age 40, Lindsey Vonn is going to enter an official ski race for the first time in nearly six years this weekend. “So it will be really, really fun and interesting to see what she can do.” It’s likely that many of the current World Cup racers will be competing alongside Vonn at Copper Mountain. During training at Copper …

Lindsey Vonn has broken bones and broken records... now, at 40, the skiing legend is chasing more Olympic glory
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Lindsey Vonn has broken bones and broken records... now, at 40, the skiing legend is chasing more Olympic glory

Daily Mail  

Back on August 27, 2022, Lindsey Vonn reached out and took the hand of her mother, Linda Krohn. US skiing legend Lindsey Vonn is making a stunning return - five years after retiring The Olympic champion, who previously dated Tiger Woods, is eyeing a fifth Winter Games 'I always feel I have a responsibility to myself and to her to …

Lindsey Vonn makes shocking comeback to rejoin US ski team aged 40
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Lindsey Vonn makes shocking comeback to rejoin US ski team aged 40

The Independent  

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Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn is ending her retirement at age 40 to make a skiing comeback
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn is ending her retirement at age 40 to make a skiing comeback

Associated Press  

PARK CITY, Utah — Lindsey Vonn is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Before eclipsing Vonn’s total, Shiffrin said: “I don’t know if I could fill Lindsey’s shoes, the way that she has worn them.” Vonn’s last competition came in February 2019, after she dealt with a long series of injuries throughout her career. Ski & Snowboard president …

Lindsey Vonn announces a comeback at 40, saying she's ready to race
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Lindsey Vonn announces a comeback at 40, saying she's ready to race

NPR  

Lindsey Vonn announces a comeback at 40, saying she's ready to race toggle caption Elsa/Getty Images Lindsey Vonn got a new knee earlier this year — and now she wants to test herself at the highest levels, announcing that she is training to return to competitive alpine skiing. News of Vonn's comeback bid comes 20 years after she won her …

Olympic ski champion Lindsey Vonn comes out of retirement before 2026 games
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympic ski champion Lindsey Vonn comes out of retirement before 2026 games

Al Jazeera  

The 40-year-old returns from a five-year hiatus and is rejoining the USA Alpine skiing team before the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. Alpine skiing star Lindsey Vonn is coming out of retirement to rejoin the United States Ski Team, intending to race again at age 40 – and six years after her last Olympics. US Ski & Snowboard President and CEO …

Lindsey Vonn, 40, ending retirement and rejoining U.S. Ski Team ahead of 2026 Olympics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Lindsey Vonn, 40, ending retirement and rejoining U.S. Ski Team ahead of 2026 Olympics

New York Times  

Skier Lindsey Vonn is ending her retirement and rejoining the U.S. Vonn, 40, told The New York Times she originally didn’t plan to return to ski racing after multiple injuries and surgeries, but following right-knee replacement surgery in the spring, she resumed skiing without pain. I hope the @usskiteam uniform still fits… 😉 #onedayatatime — lindsey vonn November 14, 2024 …

Olympic legend Lindsey Vonn explains the mindset of a winner
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Olympic legend Lindsey Vonn explains the mindset of a winner

BBC  

Olympic legend Lindsey Vonn explains the mindset of a winner BBC/Nina Babel The decorated US downhill skier opens up to Katty Kay about the mental state that led her to gold medal victory and the 'hole' that's left when her mind isn't on winning anymore. Where to find Influential with Katty Kay • Watch it live on Tuesdays at 22:30 …

Lindsey Vonn: I wanted to end my career at Cortina worlds
4 years, 1 month ago

Lindsey Vonn: I wanted to end my career at Cortina worlds

The Independent  

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Lindsey Vonn: I wanted to end my career at Cortina worlds
4 years, 1 month ago

Lindsey Vonn: I wanted to end my career at Cortina worlds

Associated Press  

EDITOR’S NOTE: Lindsey Vonn is the most successful female ski racer of all-time with 82 career World Cup victories. She also holds the record for most victories at Cortina d’Ampezzo with 12 — evenly split between downhill and super-G. Cortina was also where Vonn recorded the first podium result of her career, back in 2004, and where in 2015 she …

Lindsey Vonn is already bored after a week of retirement
6 years, 1 month ago

Lindsey Vonn is already bored after a week of retirement

The Hindu  

Record-breaking American skier Lindsey Vonn is already "pretty bored" with life as a retired athlete even though it is only just over a week since the final race of her career. Vonn had planned to retire after next season's FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup race at Lake Louise, but knee injuries meant she was forced to bring the date forward. …

Lindsey Vonn wins bronze medal in final race of her career
6 years, 1 month ago

Lindsey Vonn wins bronze medal in final race of her career

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Ski legend Lindsey Vonn retires
6 years, 1 month ago

Ski legend Lindsey Vonn retires

The Hindu  

Lindsey Vonn will retire with her body "broken beyond repair" but safe in the knowledge she could have given no more in her pursuit of history. The most successful female ski racer of all time will have one last tilt at yet more glory in the downhill at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Are on Sunday. Vonn had …

Lindsey Vonn: Bronze at World Championships in Are
6 years, 1 month ago

Lindsey Vonn: Bronze at World Championships in Are

CNN  

Are, Sweden CNN — Lindsey Vonn was never going to slip quietly into the sunset. She wanted to continue until the end of the year, she wanted to break Stenmark’s record, but in announcing her impeding retirement a few weeks ago, the American herself said she was “broken beyond repair.” The injuries she has sustained throughout the years read like …

Lindsey Vonn wins bronze medal in final race of her career
6 years, 1 month ago

Lindsey Vonn wins bronze medal in final race of her career

LA Times  

Lindsey Vonn poses with major medals she won during her career after Sunday’s downhill race at the world championships on Sunday. “She has been business as usual this whole week, saying I’m racing to win,” Karin Kildow, Vonn’s sister, told The Associated Press. She was definitely in the mindset to push it and she really did.” It’s a medal that …

Column: Lindsey Vonn’s unrelenting toughness makes her a champion for all female athletes
6 years, 1 month ago

Column: Lindsey Vonn’s unrelenting toughness makes her a champion for all female athletes

LA Times  

Lindsey Vonn poses with major medals she won during her skiing career after finishing third in downhill at the world championships in Are, Sweden, on Sunday in her final race. The injuries she has suffered over the years finally overtook her at age 34, after a women’s-record 82 World Cup wins, as well as 20 World Cup titles, four World …

Vonn ‘hopeful’ she can ski again despite ailing knees
6 years, 2 months ago

Vonn ‘hopeful’ she can ski again despite ailing knees

Associated Press  

Lindsey Vonn isn’t quite done yet. “I know that I might not get the ending to my career that I had hoped for, but if there is a chance, I will take it.” The announcement came three days after Vonn hinted at immediate retirement after failing to finish a super-G in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, citing severe pain in both of …

‘Time to say goodbye': Vonn in too much pain to continue
6 years, 2 months ago

‘Time to say goodbye': Vonn in too much pain to continue

Associated Press  

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — What was evident all weekend for Lindsey Vonn became clear to everyone else on Sunday. After failing to finish a World Cup super-G, Vonn said leaving the sport immediately “is a possibility.” “But I’m emotional right now,” Vonn quickly added. It’s not a decision I make lightly or quickly.” Vonn added to reporters, “I’ll let you …

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