After a break of more than five years, ski legend Lindsey Vonn is returning to the World Cup – at the age of 40 and with an artificial knee. People shake their heads in the scene.
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Former ski racer Lindsey Vonn is returning to alpine skiing after a five and a half year break and with an artificial knee joint. Despite concerns from experts and former ski stars, she is planning her comeback at the Super-G in St. Moritz. Vonn, who once dominated the World Cup, enjoys the challenge and hopes to succeed, even if many consider her reckless. Your goal could be to take part in the 2026 Olympic Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo.
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So she’s really racing down the slopes again with a starting number. Fast, downhill and super-G. Not as fast as before, but Lindsey Vonn is back in the world of alpine skiing, loud, engaging and feeling like she’s the center of attention, as is her wont. Vonn, the second most successful skier in the world behind Mikaela Shiffrin, took a break for five and a half years, is now 40 – and skis with an artificial knee joint. A situation that many in the alpine ski world can only shake their heads about.