Lindsey Vonn will return to World Cup ski racing next weekend for a pair of speed events in St. Moritz, Switzerland, as she continues her comeback at 40 years old.
With U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn ending her retirement, take a look at some notable facts and figures behind her career so far.
Vonn teased her return in an Instagram post through her sponsor, Red Bull, on Friday morning. She said,"I hear St. Moritz is pretty nice this time of year." The U.S. Ski Team then confirmed she will race in St. Moritz.She's won five of her 82 World Cup races on the course at St. Moritz. There will be super-G competitions next Saturday and Sunday.
Vonn earned enough points to be eligible to compete on the World Cup circuit through a series of lower-level competitions last weekend in Copper Mountain, Colorado. She's been testing out the course at Beaver Creek as a forerunner in training runs this week. She's not going to take the course Friday, but will again in a forerunning capacity ahead of the downhill on Saturday and the super-G on Sunday.
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