Three-time Olympic medalist and four-time World Cup overall champion Lindsey Vonn has called her return to the US ski team at the age of 40 “amazing and definitely not planned”.
The nation’s most high-profile skier ended her career in 2019 with 82 World Cup wins but could make her professional comeback at next month’s World Cup in Beaver Creek, Colorado, potentially marking the start of her path to an appearance at the Winter Olympics in February 2026, when she will be 41.
“I wouldn’t be doing this if I didn’t hope to be racing,” said Vonn, who has been pain-free since a partial right-knee replacement in April. “I have aspirations. I love to go fast. How fast can I go? I don’t know.”
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Lindsey Vonn career: Olympics, World Cup
Vonn’s 18-year senior career included six editions of the World Championships – winning two gold medals in 2009 – and three consecutive World Cup titles between 2008 and 2010, with her fourth arriving in 2012.
She won downhill gold and Super-G bronze at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and downhill bronze at the Pyeongchang Games in 2018.
A fifth Olympics outing could now be in store at the 2026 Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, where Vonn won 12 World Cup races between 2008 and 2018.
She’s back! 🥇🇺🇸
After retiring in 2019, Olympic gold medalist @lindseyvonn is now returning to the slopes for training with the @usskiteam. pic.twitter.com/3NHp0UFaZV
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) November 14, 2024
“I’ve always enjoyed racing in Cortina and I’ve had a lot of success in Cortina,” she said. “I don’t know what the next few months and the next year-and-a-half hold for me. So I can’t say right now if it’s a possibility.
“I’m not going to put myself in a position to fail. My goal is to enjoy this, and hopefully that road takes me to World Cup races. I wouldn’t be back on the US Ski Team if I didn’t have intentions.”
Lindsey Vonn boyfriend
Following her divorce from alpine skier Thomas Vonn in 2013 after six years of marriage, Vonn entered a relationship with golf icon Tiger Woods until 2015.
She dated NHL player PK Subban after meeting the hockey star in 2017, with the pair becoming engaged in August 2019 but separating the following year.
Throwback to Lindsey Vonn’s inaugural World Cup win at Lake Louise’s downhill in December 2004 🏆⛷️ pic.twitter.com/20wlJHKFfg
— Eurosport (@eurosport) November 14, 2024
Since 2021, Vonn is widely reported to have been in a relationship with actor and tequila company founder Diego Osorio.
Lindsey Vonn net worth
Vonn is one of the richest athletes of all time according to Celebrity Net Worth, which estimates her fortune to be worth around $14 million.
She has held endorsements with companies including Red Bull, Beats by Dre, Oakley, Rolex, GoPro and Under Armour and is said to own multiple lucrative properties, including a Miami home worth a purported $10.5m and shared with Osorio.
Vonn describes herself as an Olympic champion, author, entrepreneur and investor and has her own charitable foundation named after her.
