Lindsey Vonn: Comeback of the Speed ​​Queen causes a stir!

Lindsey Vonn: Comeback of the Speed ​​Queen causes a stir!

St. Anton, Österreich - The ski world is amazed: Lindsey Vonn celebrated an impressive comeback in the Super-G on December 21, 2024 in St. Moritz and immediately secured 14th place-a remarkable success, especially with an artificial knee joint. With this achievement, the 40-year-old sports icon fell silent with this performance that had skeptically viewed their return. Marco Büchel, former World Cup winner from Liechtenstein, stood behind Vonn and criticized the sexist undertones that were given to their return. "Is it because she is a woman? Or because she has a Titan knee?" He questioned in a podcast and brought the discussion to an important social level. Vonn confirmed this view in an Instagram post and demanded that sport should not be overshadowed by negative comments, as reported.

with full anticipation, Vonn looks at their upcoming races. On January 11th she will take up both in the Super-G and in the departure in St. Anton and thus demonstrate her skills again. Her return to the World Cup marks an important milestone because she is the first woman in her 40s to score points in the World Cup, and she takes second place among the Americans behind Lauren Macuga, like yahoo sports . Vonn plans to prepare optimally in Milan-Cortina until the Olympic Games in 2026 and slip back into the role of serious medal candidate.

The repeated Olympic champion and world champion Vonn, who explained her resignation in 2019, returned after she had a partial implantation of the right knee in April last year. "Ski to drive without pain is a completely new world for me," she said recently and once again shows her unshakable fighting spirit.