Lindsey Vonn: Comeback race with a big challenge to the competition!

Lindsey Vonn: Comeback race with a big challenge to the competition!

Lindsey Vonn's return to the Ski World Cup is causing excitement! On Saturday, the 40-year-old American achieved an impressive 14th place in the Super-G in St. Moritz after an absence of almost six years and a long injury break. Vonn, who is considered an icon of skiing with 82 World Cup victories, has impressively proven that she is far from being a thing of the past. “I know that I can be much faster than today!” she said confidently in an interview with ORF after the race. Just under a second behind winner Conny Hütter, she was satisfied with her performance and is aiming for more risk for the next challenge: “Give it a little more gas, a little more risk!”

Technical challenges and comeback strategy

Also on Sunday, Vonn competed in two more super-G races at Copper Mountain, where she finished 24th and 19th. Despite the distance of over two seconds to the leaders, she emphasized that she feels unbeatably close in her return after such a long time. "I know it seems like I'm far away, but I'm actually so close, just with a few training sessions," Vonn expressed. Her comeback is not only a sporting challenge, but also a personal triumph: “I’m doing this 100% for myself.”

Vonn is still undergoing adjustments to her equipment and getting used to her new titanium prosthesis, which was inserted after partial knee replacement surgery. Her last significant competitions were in 2019, and returning to the world of alpine skiing with Olympic champions and World Cup winners requires a lot of patience and hard work. “I've had some sessions at 3:45 in the morning, there's nothing I'd get up that early for except ski racing,” she explained as she prepares for future World Cup races. There is great anticipation in the ski world for her comeback, especially as she now feels ready to tackle skiing at the highest level again abcnews.gov reported.