Lindsey Vonn from the United States of America with its medal is ranked second on the platform for the SUPER G ladies event in the Audi Fis Ski World Cup Valley in Sun Valley, Idaho on March 23.
Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images/AFP
Hide the explanatory name
Switch the explanatory name
Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images/AFP
Six years have passed since one of the world’s most decorated skiers, Lindsay Phone, from competitive skiing due to a series of injuries in her left leg in 2018.
As mentioned by NPR, iPh It holds many recordsIncluding the most victories of the World Cup by any skirt-male or female-in both the relegation events and Super-G. With 82 World Cup wins, Michaella Chevrene and Sweden Ingimar Steinmark are ranked behind America. Vonn and Shiffrin is part of the elite club of skiers who have won the World Cup events in all five disciplines: Download, Super-G, giant zigzag race, zigzag and society.
It seems that she has not lost time returning to the swing of things. On Sunday, at the age of forty, Vonn ranked news headlines by becoming the oldest woman to get a medal in the World Cup, after her performance in the World Cup finals held in Sun Valley, Idaho, where she finished second in the Super-G race.
Three things to know:
- While her injuries for the year 2018 after her crash during a large training session, she was just the top of the iceberg. Von had long fought knee injuries and underwent at least Nine surgeries Throughout her career, which had an impact on her competitive performance even as she continued to win between setbacks.
- In November 2024, von announced its plans to return to ski after undergoing a knee replacement operation.
- Von said last year in a statement from the issuance of US ice skiing. “I am looking to return with the Stifel US Ski team and continue to share my knowledge of sports with these amazing women.”
Listen to NPR The state of the world Podcast For a human perspective on global stories in just a few minutes, every day of the week.
Victory return
There was a lot of uncertainty surrounding iPhone to sport on Sunday.
But it soon regained its shape by finishing second place in the Super-GPS, behind Lara Got Pyrami in Switzerland.
Vonn is now The oldest contestants in the rider alpine To find out the platform in the World Cup, overcoming Alexandra Mesenzer’s Austrian record in about 35 years in 2008.
It was a difficult (obscene), Tell the Associated Press. “This is not easy to do. I really felt that I did it. I can still do so.”
In the future, von will continue its journey to the 2026 Winter Olympics, hoping to conclude her career in a purposeful way. I expressed excitement NBC SPORTS He said: “This is the way now for Cortina next year. It has started, I am positive, I am happy. That’s why I am here: so I can skate in front of my home and family crowd and pride in my country.”