Lindsey Vonn: I wanted to end my career at Cortina worlds
3 years, 10 months ago

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy 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 broke Annemarie Moser-Pröll’s 35-year-old record of 62 World Cup wins across all disciplines. ___ In an ideal world, I would be competing in a ski race for the final time this weekend — in the downhill at the world championships in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Thursday’s super-G races were run on a classic Cortina day: beautiful sunshine, beautiful scenery, perfect course conditions.

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Lindsey Vonn to resume her comeback in St. Anton in January after St. Moritz race canceled
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1 day, 13 hours 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 takes a low-risk approach and places 14th in her return to World Cup skiing at age 40
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2 days, 16 hours ago

Lindsey Vonn takes a low-risk approach and places 14th in her return to World Cup skiing at age 40

Associated Press  

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Lindsey Vonn was not about to put everything on the line in her first World Cup race back after more than five years of retirement. Now I just need my top section to be a little faster and I’ll be in really good shape,” said Vonn, who is planning to race another super-G in St. Moritz …

Lindsey Vonn takes 14th place in World Cup super-G race
3 days, 1 hour ago

Lindsey Vonn takes 14th place in World Cup super-G race

LA Times  

Lindsey Vonn, right, is congratulated by Patrick Riml, Red Bull’s head of athletes special projects, after she took 14th place in a World Cup super-G race on Saturday. Now I just need my top section to be a little faster and I’ll be in really good shape,” said Vonn, who is planning to race another super-G in St. Moritz on …

Lindsey Vonn’s coach suggests she’ll be competitive in her return to World Cup skiing at age 40
3 days, 13 hours 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
4 days, 10 hours 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 …

Sofia Goggia of Italy wins a World Cup super-G after receiving advice from good friend Lindsey Vonn
1 week, 1 day ago

Sofia Goggia of Italy wins a World Cup super-G after receiving advice from good friend Lindsey Vonn

Associated Press  

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — Italian ski racer Sofia Goggia found a fast line through the technical Birds of Prey course to win a women’s super-G on Sunday. “ gave me tips and advice,” said Goggia, who also took second in Saturday’s downhill. “I thought it could be mine,” said the 32-year-old Goggia, who won her 25th career World Cup race. …

Lindsey Vonn to make World Cup skiing return in St. Moritz
1 week, 3 days 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 …

Ski great Vonn confirms St. Moritz World Cup return next week
1 week, 3 days ago

Ski great Vonn confirms St. Moritz World Cup return next week

Hindustan Times  

US ski great Lindsey Vonn confirmed Friday that she will make her World Cup comeback in St. Moritz from December 21-22, nearly six years after retiring. HT Image "She's back," wrote Red Bull, the skier's sponsor, on Instagram, posting a video in which the 40-year-old former Olympic and world champion smiled: "I hear St Moritz is nice this time of …

Lindsey Vonn savors chance to test out World Cup course as a forerunner in comeback bid at age 40
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1 week, 5 days 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
1 week, 6 days 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 is encouraged by how close she is to being competitive in ski racing return at age 40
2 weeks, 1 day 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
2 weeks, 2 days 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
2 weeks, 3 days 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
2 weeks, 3 days 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 …

Ski champ Lindsey Vonn poised to join pro athletes who’ve shown they still have it at 40+
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Ski champ Lindsey Vonn poised to join pro athletes who’ve shown they still have it at 40+

Associated Press  

Lindsey Vonn will make her return to professional skiing at age 40 this weekend in the FIS Fall Festival at Copper Mountain, Colorado. Vonn’s last race was in 2019 — when she claimed bronze at the World Championships in Sweden — but her goal seems to be to return to the sport’s top level: the World Cup. Serena Williams, tennis …

Lindsey Vonn to make her comeback to downhill racing at age 40 this weekend
2 weeks, 5 days 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
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn is ending her retirement at age 40 to make a skiing comeback
1 month, 1 week 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
1 month, 1 week 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
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Olympic legend Lindsey Vonn explains the mindset of a winner
5 months, 3 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 …

US skier Jacqueline Wiles finishes 2nd in Cortina downhill on the 2026 Olympics course
10 months, 3 weeks ago

US skier Jacqueline Wiles finishes 2nd in Cortina downhill on the 2026 Olympics course

Associated Press  

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — There’s something about the 2026 Olympics course in Cortina that brings the best out of American skier Jacqueline Wiles. “It’s an amazing, traditional downhill track,” Wiles said. “I’m grateful that she’s still someone I can call a good friend,” Wiles said. “It’s cool to to still be in touch, and she’s still super supportive.” Vonn, the …

Lindsey Vonn sarcastically admits she 'must be horribly unlikable' after Mikaela Shiffrin's record
1 year, 10 months ago

Lindsey Vonn sarcastically admits she 'must be horribly unlikable' after Mikaela Shiffrin's record

Daily Mail  

Olympic gold medalist and four-time alpine ski World Cup champion Lindsey Vonn has sarcastically admitted that she 'must be horribly unlikable' after fans on social media berated her after her ex-teammate Mikaela Shiffrin overtook her personal record as the woman with the most World Cup wins. Lindsey Vonn hit back at trolls after Mikaela Shiffrin became the winningest women's skier …

Lindsey Vonn: Shiffrin’s record-breaking is sign of progress
1 year, 10 months ago

Lindsey Vonn: Shiffrin’s record-breaking is sign of progress

Associated Press  

EDITOR’S NOTE: Lindsey Vonn has been keeping track while Mikaela Shiffrin first matched her women’s World Cup skiing record of 82 wins earlier this month and then surpassed it with win No. It’s pretty impressive that the top two female skiers of all time are Americans in a sport historically dominated by Europeans. But I said, “I’m always here if …

Shiffrin gaining on Vonn, Stenmark as World Cup season opens
2 years, 2 months ago

Shiffrin gaining on Vonn, Stenmark as World Cup season opens

Associated Press  

Mikaela Shiffrin heads into the World Cup season that begins Saturday in Austria with 74 career wins on the circuit, putting her within shouting distance of Lindsey Vonn’s 82, the most for a woman, and Ingemar Stenmark’s overall mark of 86. When the 27-year-old from Colorado was asked Thursday about where she would place that sort of achievement on a …

Olympic favorite Goggia wins in Cortina despite wild run
2 years, 11 months ago

Olympic favorite Goggia wins in Cortina despite wild run

Associated Press  

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — If she can stay upright, stay within the gates, there’s no beating Sofia Goggia in downhill these days. When I realized I was first my heart exploded.” Goggia missed her home world championships in Cortina last season after breaking a bone in her right knee. Goggia also won a downhill in Cortina four years ago, when …

Lindsey Vonn: I’m here to help for mental health, ski advice
2 years, 11 months ago

Lindsey Vonn: I’m here to help for mental health, ski advice

Associated Press  

EDITOR’S NOTE: Lindsey Vonn is the most successful female ski racer of all time with 82 career World Cup victories. ___ With the Winter Olympics less than six weeks away, I’m starting to get excited about ski racing again. You’re probably asking, “Shouldn’t you always be excited about ski racing?” Well, it’s not that straightforward. Before and during last season’s …

Lindsey Vonn: I wanted to end my career at Cortina worlds
3 years, 10 months 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 …

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