Lindsey Vonn celebrates comeback: This is how it runs after a 6 -year break!
Lindsey Vonn celebrates comeback: This is how it runs after a 6 -year break!
Copper Mountain, Colorado, USA - Lindsey Vonn, the legendary American ski racer, celebrates her comeback! After almost six years of break, the 40-year-old will start again this weekend at the FIS race in Copper Mountain, Colorado. According to US head coach Paul Kristofic, she will complete her first races on Saturday in the departure and on Sunday in the Super-G. Vonn, who ended her career in 2019, is back in the competition after being used an artificial knee joint a year ago. This return is not just a personal milestone, but important for your possibilities to take part in the World Cup races again, which is made possible by new wildcard regulations. "My goal is to enjoy this here, and hopefully this way leads me to World Cup races," she said the with.
return after bad luck
Vonn, the three -time Olympic medalist, has a career behind her that was characterized by numerous injuries. After a long series of setbacks, including broken legs and repeated cruciate ligament tears, the tedious rehabilitation measures seem to have been successful, since Kristofic classified her progress in training as "really promising". "It will be really interesting to see what she can do," said Kristofic, who at the same time addressed the challenge of returning to the high -performance area. "I think it will be a step -by -step process," he added.
With 82 World Cup victories, the most successful skier in history was from until January 2023 until it was overtaken by Mikaela Shiffrin. During the race in Copper Mountain, she will probably compete against current World Cup racing drivers. In this return, Kristofic sees both a sporting challenge and an exciting opportunity to affect old records, whereby Vonn does not make any illusions: "I would not be back in the US SkiTeam if I had no intentions," said Vonn on Associated press .
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