26 h. ago Lindsey Vonn seals Olympic favourite status with fourth podium in four downhills

41-year-old American wins in Zauchensee, AustriaVeteran skier leads downhill World Cup standingsLindsey Vonn continued her age-defying comeback with a downhill victory on Saturday to take her career World Cup tally to 84 wins. The 41-year-old American’s second success and fourth podium from four downhills this season increased the veteran skier’s lead in the standings and cemented her favourite status for next month’s Winter Olympics.Already the oldest World Cup winner of all time, Vonn was fastest by 0.37sec from Norway’s Kajsa Vickhoff Lie with a run of 1min 06.24sec on a cold and cloudy morning with snow falling in Zauchensee, Austria. Another American, Jacqueline Wiles, completed the podium, 0.48 slower than Vonn, on a piste considerably shortened after Friday’s training was cancelled due to heavy snowfall. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Skiing legend Lindsey Vonn pipped to World Cup glory as champion gifted a BABY COW and a massive wheel of cheese

SKIING icon Lindsey Vonn narrowly missed out on a record eighth win in Val d'Isere - and she could have walked away with a BABY COW and a massive wheel of cheese. The bizarre prizes went to Austria's Cornelia Hutter, who crossed the finish line after 1:41.54. Vonn, 41, skied out of the blue racing...

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3 w. ago Lindsey Vonn, 41, adds yet another podium to blistering comeback start

Vonn places third again in super-G at Val-d’Isère41-year-old logs 142nd World Cup podium finishMilan-Cortina Olympics firmly in sight for US starSofia Goggia finally got the win her fast skiing this season deserved in a World Cup super-G on Sunday and Lindsey Vonn was third for the second straight day.The two former Olympic downhill champions were split on a high-class podium by runner-up Alice Robinson, who is already a two-time winner this season on the World Cup circuit. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Vonn’s Olympic comeback gathers pace with third in Val d’Isere downhill

Vonn, 41, third in Val d’Isere downhill despite costly errorAmerican extends lead in World Cup downhill standingsComeback season sharpens expectations for 2026 GamesLindsey Vonn’s expectations have shifted so dramatically during her Olympic comeback that even a podium finish now comes with a sense of frustration.The 41-year-old American finished third in Saturday’s women’s World Cup downhill at Val d’Isère, France, extending a blistering start to the season that has already included a victory and a runner-up finish in the space of nine days. But after a small mistake on the lower section of the course cost her valuable time, Vonn left the finish area convinced she had let a potential win slip away. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Lindsey Vonn, 41, set to extend her career beyond the Winter Olympics after incredible comeback

Lindsey Vonn has silenced her critics since performing a retirement U-turn and returning to racing

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4 w. ago Lindsey Vonn denied downhill double gold by Germany’s Emma Aicher

The American was just 0.24 seconds off the winning time on the second day of downhill racing in St Moritz

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4 w. ago Lindsey Vonn second at St Moritz a day after historic World Cup win

Vonn denied second straight downhill win at St MoritzAicher edges ageless American star by 0.24secVonn remains atop downhill standings after two racesAt 41, Lindsey Vonn is no longer defying expectations so much as resetting them. One day after becoming the oldest woman to win a World Cup race, the American came within a quarter-second of doing it again, finishing second in Saturday’s downhill at St Moritz behind Germany’s Emma Aicher.Less than 24 hours after rewriting the World Cup age record, Vonn briefly looked on course for another victory as she surged ahead of Italy’s Sofia Goggia on the sunlit Corviglia course. But Aicher, skiing immediately after her, attacked the increasingly rutted track and edged Vonn by 0.24 seconds to deny her a rare opening-weekend double. Continue reading...

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last month Lindsey Vonn continues remarkable comeback with World Cup ski victory at 41

Skier breaks record after destroying field at San MoritzOne of favourites for 2026 Winter Olympics downhill Lindsey Vonn’s extraordinary comeback from retirement and serious knee surgery gathered pace on Friday when she became the oldest skier to win a World Cup race at the age of 41.The American, who had not raced for five years until she returned to the circuit last year, destroyed the women’s downhill field in San Moritz to win by nearly a second. Continue reading...

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last month Lindsey Vonn becomes oldest World Cup winner to continue remarkable comeback

Vonn, 41, secured her first World Cup win since 2018 after coming out of retirement last year

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