pain-free return with one clear goal in mind: to race at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Yes, Lindsey Vonn understands the landscape. Tom Brady. Simone Biles. Novak Djokovic. “And LeBron,” she says ...

When Lindsey Vonn decided to return to downhill ski racing at age 40 this season after nearly six years of retirement with a new titanium knee, the criticism from prominent retired skiers like Franz ...

In the world of alpine skiing, few have been more decorated. Fast, fearless and resilient, Lindsey Vonn fought her way back ...

and not get Lindsey into the red zone, pain-wise.” I surprised myself," says Vonn. "I kept waiting for something to go wrong. I was always hoping, but I didn't expect that things would get to ...

Not only did it take my pain away, but it allowed me to go back to what I love to do, which is skiing." Coming out of retirement is not the only way life has recently changed for Vonn, 40 ...

United States' Lindsey Vonn, left, talks to United States' Lauren ... and remembers how her fellow skier kept fighting through pain to come back from a series of crashes and major injuries during ...

That had been fixed, Knight says: “In the past, we always had to be careful with the number of training runs and conditions, and not get Lindsey into the red zone, pain-wise.” I surprised myself,” ...