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 done that before.” Vonn told The Associated Press in a recent interview that the main goal of her comeback is to compete at next season’s Milan-Cortina Olympics — after which she’ll head back into retirement. “This season,” Vonn said, “is all about figuring out what it’s going to take to be successful next year.” ___ AP skiing: https://apnews.com/hub/alpine-skiing

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With her comeback season almost finished, Lindsey Vonn already turning attention to 2026 Olympics
1 week, 2 days 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 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 is enjoying a break from American politics while she competes in Europe
2 months, 1 week ago

Lindsey Vonn is enjoying a break from American politics while she competes in Europe

Associated Press  

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn’s return to ski racing at age 40 with a new titanium knee has come with an added bonus for the American: She doesn’t pay attention to politics at home while she’s competing in Europe. “There’s a lot going on in the U.S. and not all of it positive,” Vonn said Sunday when asked by …

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

Lindsey Vonn says her ‘bum is sore’ from fall in downhill training but otherwise she feels fine
2 months, 2 weeks 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 thinks her new titanium knee could start a trend in skiing. And pro sports in general
3 months ago

Lindsey Vonn thinks her new titanium knee could start a trend in skiing. And pro sports in general

Associated Press  

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — When Lindsey Vonn last raced on the World Cup circuit nearly six years ago, the constant pain in her knee left her in tears and led to retirement. “It’s a lot better than my non-existent cartilage,” said Vonn, one of the most successful skiers of all time with 82 World Cup wins. But I think it’s …

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, 3 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, 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 …

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 …

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 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. …

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 ‘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 …

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 …

After hip replacement, Mancuso encourages Vonn and Murray
6 years, 2 months ago

After hip replacement, Mancuso encourages Vonn and Murray

Associated Press  

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Julia Mancuso knows what Lindsey Vonn is going through. “I don’t think it’s fair for any athlete to have to finish a career because of injuries but it’s part of the game,” Mancuso said Saturday. “I just mentioned to her, ‘You can always get a replacement when you’re done if it’s really bad’.” Mancuso underwent hip …

Lindsey Vonn fit to resume skiing record quest
6 years, 2 months ago

Lindsey Vonn fit to resume skiing record quest

CNN  

CNN — Injury delayed the start of her farewell season, but Lindsey Vonn is fit again and set to return to action in St. Anton, Austria this weekend. But speed queen Vonn announced her comeback in a video posted on Instagram, and will resume her quest to pass Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark’s record of 86 World Cup victories. Visit CNN.com/Sport …

Lindsey Vonn to retire at the end of ski season
6 years, 5 months ago

Lindsey Vonn to retire at the end of ski season

CNN  

CNN — Lindsey Vonn, the most successful female ski racer of all time, has said she will retire at the end of the 2018/19 World Cup ski season. Vonn already holds the women’s record of 82 wins and had previously said she would not quit the sport until she broke Sweden’s Stenmark’s long-standing mark. I’m still the all-time winningest female …

Lindsey Vonn takes bronze behind winner Sofia Goggia
7 years, 1 month ago

Lindsey Vonn takes bronze behind winner Sofia Goggia

CNN  

Story highlights Favorite Vonn settles for downhill bronze Italy's Sofia Goggia wins gold Vonn: "I wish this wasn't my last Olympics" Pyeongchang, South Korea CNN — Lindsey Vonn said she “left it all on the line” as she had to settle for bronze in downhill in what is likely to be her final Olympics. READ: ‘I’m not going to back …

Lindsey Vonn: ‘I’m not going to back down’ to online abuse
7 years, 1 month ago

Lindsey Vonn: ‘I’m not going to back down’ to online abuse

CNN  

Story highlights Vonn will race in women's Downhill race on February 21 She faced backlash online after competing in Saturday's super-G race Vonn spoke out against Donald Trump in a 2017 CNN interview CNN — Trolled on social media, Lindsey Vonn has a message for the people targeting her online – they haven’t “won.” The US skier has been intermittently …

Broken bones, torn ligaments, more: Lindsey Vonn’s injuries
7 years, 2 months ago

Broken bones, torn ligaments, more: Lindsey Vonn’s injuries

Associated Press  

From a fractured ankle to a thumb sliced on a bottle of bubbly, from broken arm bones to torn knee ligaments, all manner of injuries has interrupted Lindsey Vonn’s highly successful skiing career. Vonn said later she worried about whether she would be able to use her hand in a normal way ever again and has called it the “hardest …

Skier Lindsey Vonn breaks her arm in training
8 years, 4 months ago

Skier Lindsey Vonn breaks her arm in training

CNN  

Story highlights Lindsey Vonn is 11 wins off the all time World Cup record Skier broke her arm training in Colorado Mikaela Shiffrin wins a reindeer after her slalom victory in Levi CNN — Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn has broken her arm in training, just weeks into the current ski season. Posted by Lindsey Vonn on Friday, November 11, 2016 …

Skier Lindsey Vonn breaks her arm in training
8 years, 4 months ago

Skier Lindsey Vonn breaks her arm in training

CNN  

Story highlights Lindsey Vonn is 11 wins off the all time World Cup record Skier broke her arm training in Colorado Mikaela Shiffrin wins a reindeer after her slalom victory in Levi CNN — Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn has broken her arm in training, just weeks into the current ski season. Posted by Lindsey Vonn on Friday, November 11, 2016 …

Lindsey Vonn’s season ended by knee injury
9 years ago

Lindsey Vonn’s season ended by knee injury

CNN  

Story highlights Lindsey Vonn confirms she's out for rest of the season after fracturing knee American skier crashed during super-G event in Andorra Saturday Scans revealed Vonn suffered three fractures to tibial plateau CNN — She may currently lead the overall World Cup standings, but Lindsey Vonn might not be sitting top of the pile come the end of the …

Lindsey Vonn suffers hairline knee fracture
9 years, 1 month ago

Lindsey Vonn suffers hairline knee fracture

CNN  

Story highlights The Audi FIS Ski World Cup event in Andorra was delayed several hours by strong snow, winds When it resumed, Lindsey Vonn crashed near the end of her run; she was taken off via sled The American skier has a history of injuries, including an ACL/MCL tear in late 2013 CNN — Lindsey Vonn has had her share …

Lindsey Vonn: Back on the slopes after dogfight injury
9 years, 4 months ago

Lindsey Vonn: Back on the slopes after dogfight injury

CNN  

Story highlights Lindsey Vonn suffers thumb injury after attempting to break up dogfight U.S. star forced to undergo surgery at hospital Vonn set to return to competition at Aspen on November 28 Julia Mancuso ruled out for the season CNN — When it comes to thumb injuries, Lindsey Vonn doesn’t seem to be having much luck. The U.S. ski star …

Lindsey Vonn: Boyfriend Tiger Woods is an ‘inspiration’
10 years, 4 months ago

Lindsey Vonn: Boyfriend Tiger Woods is an ‘inspiration’

CNN  

Follow us at @WorldSportCNN and like us on Facebook Story highlights Lindsey Vonn reveals boyfriend Tiger Woods has helped her through injury rehab Four-time World Champion has missed much of the last two ski seasons due to serious knee injuries Vonn will make return to competitive skiing action in coming weeks Vail, Colorado CNN — It’s been a long old …

Lindsey Vonn to miss Sochi Olympics due to injury
11 years, 2 months ago

Lindsey Vonn to miss Sochi Olympics due to injury

India TV News  

Beijing: Downhill World champion Lindsey Vonn will miss the Sochi Winter Olympics due to a knee injury, she announced on her Facebook page. "I did everything I possibly could to somehow get strong enough to overcome having no ACL but the reality has sunk in that my knee is just too unstable to compete at this level. "The 29-year-old has …

Lindsey Vonn out of Sochi Olympics
11 years, 2 months ago

Lindsey Vonn out of Sochi Olympics

CNN  

Story highlights Lindsey Vonn announces she will not compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics The 29-year-old admits she has failed to recover from a right knee injury Vonn was the defending women's downhill champion The American plans to have surgery before another comeback later this year CNN — Lindsey Vonn’s knee troubles apparently are too much to overcome in time …

US Ski Team: Vonn cleared for downhill training
11 years, 3 months ago

US Ski Team: Vonn cleared for downhill training

India TV News  

Lake Louise, Alberta: Lindsey Vonn was cleared to get back on a World Cup course for downhill training, the latest step as she works to return from a right knee injury and get ready for the Sochi Olympics. Now Vonn -- and the rest of the skiing world -- will wait to find out whether she'll actually be racing by …

Lindsey Vonn postpones comeback
11 years, 4 months ago

Lindsey Vonn postpones comeback

CNN  

Story highlights Lindsey Vonn pulls out of comeback race next week Suffered fresh injury problem with fall in Colorado in training Underwent reconstructive surgery to right knee earlier this year Bidding to defend Olympic downhill title in Sochi 2014 CNN — Lindsey Vonn’s comeback to the World Cup skiing circuit was put on hold Friday as she faces a race …

Lindsey Vonn: Rebuilding a skiing superstar
11 years, 5 months ago

Lindsey Vonn: Rebuilding a skiing superstar

CNN  

Story highlights How Lindsey Vonn is bidding to return from a potentially career threatening injury American's Red Bull team insists it's as much a mental as it is physical battle to return British skier Chemmy Alcott relives recovering from three leg breaks in her career Extreme sports psychologist on the mentality of recovering from such high-speed falls CNN — It …

Vonn Will Try To Duplicate Gold-Medal Run
15 years, 1 month ago

Vonn Will Try To Duplicate Gold-Medal Run

NPR  

Vonn Will Try To Duplicate Gold-Medal Run toggle caption Tom Curley/AP Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn races for her second gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics Thursday. Her first gold medal came despite a persistent and painful injury and a downhill course so challenging that six skiers crashed. Enlarge this image toggle caption Luca Bruno/AP Luca Bruno/AP Vonn's husband, Thomas, told …

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