US EditionLindsey Vonn Qualifies for 2026 Winter Olympics
- On Dec. 23, U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced Lindsey Vonn has officially qualified for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
- After a five-year retirement, Vonn returned to ski racing following a partial knee replacement that restored her near-competition strength.
- She has podiumed in four of five races this season, including her Dec. 12 downhill win in St. Moritz, Switzerland, her first World Cup victory since 2018.
- The selection positions Lindsey Vonn as a team veteran, with U.S. Ski & Snowboard president and CEO Sophie Goldschmidt saying the qualification proves Vonn's resilience and World Cup success.
- With three World Cup speed races left, Vonn is preparing for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics scheduled to run from Feb. 6–22, and she aims to compete in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Feb. 8.
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Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn completes comeback to earn spot on Team USA in 2026 Winter Olympics
Nearly eight years after her last Olympic appearance and five years after stepping away from competition, 41-year-old Lindsey Vonn has officially qualified to represent the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. Team USA confirmed Vonn’s selection Tuesday following a surge of strong results on the World Cup circuit. Team USA and Vonn announced in a joint post on Instagram: “OLYMPICS, HERE WE COME!! I have offic…
Brilliant since the start of the World Cup season, the 41-year-old American has been officially selected for the Milan-Cortina D-Ampezzo Games.
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Better with age: Lindsey Vonn’s scintillating start to the World Cup season has everyone — even Lebron James — following the 41-year-old
Lindsey Vonn remembers meeting Picabo Street as a 9-year-old — only to compete alongside her at the 2002 Olympics eight years later. This year, the former Vail resident found herself on the other end of a similar scenario. “Allison Mollin — I met her when she was 9 years old at my book signing,” Vonn said of her now 21-year-old U.S. Ski Team comrade. “It’s a full circle moment.” For longtime Vonn supporters, the first few weeks of the 2025-26 Wo…
Lindsey Vonn, 41, Qualifies for 2026 Olympics After Coming Out of Retirement
The 2026 Winter Olympics is going to have some added star power. Famed alpine skier Lindsey Vonn has qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in the Downhill discipline, just over a year after coming out of a five-year retirement. “I am honored to be able to represent my country one more time, in my fifth and final Olympics!” Vonn wrote in a statement via Instagram on Tuesday, December 23. “I always had one eye on Cortina because it’s a place that is…
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