Lindsey Vonn, a legendary skier, is making a comeback to World Cup competition after retiring in 2019. She recently served as a forerunner in Beaver Creek and will be competing in two Super-G races in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
After retiring from competitive skiing in 2019 following a remarkable and highly decorated career, Lindsey Vonn recently returned to the United States Ski Team. Now back on skis, she just served as the forerunner on the Birds of Prey downhill course last weekend as a final warmup before returning to World Cup competition. She will now fly to Switzerland for next weekend’s races.
After a retirement of approximately six years Vonn, 40, returns to ski racing and will compete in two Super-G races in St. Moritz. As a forerunner in Beaver Creek, Vonn didn’t officially race but scouted the course, racing at about 90% effort, and coached-up her teammates. Said fellow U.S. racer Lauren Macuga,for the Associated Press that Lindsey remains upbeat and excited about resuming her storied career. “I have the butterflies of excitement — and that’s fun. I love that feeling,” Vonn said Sunday after trying out the course before the race. “I like being in the start. I love the countdown. I (freaking) get amped up. I like having to execute when you have to and everything’s on the line.” The races in St. Mortiz will display her first World Cup race appearance a super-G at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on Jan. 20, 2019 where she failed to finish. A third place in the downhill during the world championships in Sweden one month later was her last major race before retiring. “The last two years of my career, I was in survival mode,” Vonn said. “I’m stronger. I don’t think about my knee. I think about how I’m going to execute the race.” Vonn’s long list of racing accomplishments include four World Cup overall championships in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012, making her the third most decorated female World Cup skier in history. Vonn won the Olympic gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics – the first for an American woman. She added eight World Cup season titles in downhill, five titles in super-G, and three consecutive titles in the combined. In 2016, she won her 20th World Cup crystal globe titl
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