Lindsey Vonn is making a comeback to World Cup skiing after nearly six years, competing in super-G races in St. Moritz. She has undergone multiple knee surgeries, including a titanium knee replacement, to prepare for her return. Vonn is facing criticism from some fellow skiers who question her decision to return to the sport's dangerous disciplines at her age.
Lindsey Vonn watches the other racers after her first downhill forerun on the Birds of Prey at the World Cup skiing event, Wednesday, Dec. 11, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (Chris Dillmann/Vail Daily via AP) Forerunner Lindsey Vonn skis before a women’s World Cup super-G ski race, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Lindsey Vonn talks with a coach after competing in a Super G skiing race at Copper Mountain Ski Resort, Sunday, Dec.
8, 2024, in Copper Mountain, Colo. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Lindsey Vonn prepares to be a forerunner at a women’s World Cup downhill training run, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in Beaver Creek. (AP Photo/John Locher) Forerunner Lindsey Vonn finishes a run before a women’s World Cup super-G ski race, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP Photo/John Locher) Lindsey Vonn talks with a coach after competing in a Super G skiing race at Copper Mountain Ski Resort, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, in Copper Mountain, Colo. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Lindsey Vonn watches the other racers after her first downhill forerun on the Birds of Prey at the World Cup skiing event, Wednesday, Dec. 11, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (Chris Dillmann/Vail Daily via AP) didn’t just pop into the hospital one day, get a new titanium knee and then decide on the way out that she wanted to return to It’s been a long, calculated process involving several minor and some major knee surgeries, careful vetting of the medical issues involved and then months of So now that she’s preparing to step into a World Cup starting gate this weekend for the first time in nearly six years for super-G races in St. Moritz on Saturday and Sunday, she’s getting fed up with how several of her fellow skiing champions are questioning why she would return to the sport’s most dangerous disciplines at such an advanced age. “I’ve been thinking about getting a replacement for several years. I did a lot of research. I know people think that I’m insan
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