Lindsey Vonn Provided that she never lost her ski -thunderstorm.
The Olympic gold-medalist Alpine Skier returned to the stage this weekend and finished in second place in a World Cup Super-G race on Sunday. The result came six years after she first retired from the sport and 11 months after undergoing a partial knee replacement.
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Second place Finisher Lindsey Vonn responds during a medal recerior for the super-g of the women during the World Cup final on Sunday, March 23, 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho. (AP Photo/John Locher)
The 40-year-old star became the oldest female Alpine ski racer to end up on stage.
“It was hard,” Vonn said. “This is not easy what I do. It just felt really good to say that I did it. That I can still do it.”
Vonn was emotional after the race, which was won by the Swiss competitor Lara Gut-Behrami.
“Age is just a number,” said Vonn. “If you feel good, and you are still mentally driven, and you work hard, you can achieve everything you put on.”
She added that the doubters and no -sayers also fed her.
Lindsey Vonn Skis during a super-g-run for women on the World Cup final on Sunday, March 23, 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
“Sometimes the negative voices, they drive me more than the positive,” said Vonn. “I use all of that as fuel. It pushed me through a number of difficult times this year. I knew I could do it.
“When I crossed the finish line, there is a lot of relief to be where I know that I can be and so many negative voices that surround me, to remain silent throughout the season and feels the entire season. It was just a nice exclamation mark to set up the season.”
On Friday, Vonn spoke about her goal to compete in the 2026 Olympic Games In Cortina, Italy.
“These Olympic Games, it’s all I really wanted to do,” she told The Associated Press. “Cortina is one of my favorite places, so that is the root that dangles for me.
“As soon as that is gone, I can go back to skiing some powder and playing tennis and the life of the life I have lived for the past six years.”
Lindsey Vonn responds after a women’s training run on the World Cup final on Friday, March 21, 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Vonn last merged in the Pyeongchang matches of 2018 in South Korea. She has 82 World Cup profits in her career and three Olympic medals, with two bronze for her one gold.
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Vonn said on Sunday that he was planning to rest for a few weeks before he went to Europe for more testing.
The Associated Press has contributed to this report.
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