Lindsey Vonn is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team, she announced Thursday, intending to race again at age 40 -- and six years after her last Olympics.

Lindsey Vonn revealed she’s coming out of retirement and rejoining the U.S. ski team after a successful knee surgery, ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics

Lindsey Vonn says she is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team in an attempt to race again at age 40

Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn says she is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team at age 40.

Former Olympic gold medalist and world champion Lindsey Vonn is returning to skiing, she announced Thursday. She said in an interview with the New York Times that her return was not planned and that she only reconsidered after successful knee replacement surgery seven months ago stopped the pain that had prompted her retirement.

Five years ago, Lindsey Vonn retired from ski racing, largely because her aching right knee, damaged by high speed crashes and multiple surgeries, could no longer take the stress of the sport. “My career ended with no intention of coming back,

Lindsey Vonn spent 18 years ski racing at the highest level, earning the first Olympic women’s downhill gold for an American, two world championships, four World Cup overall season titles and 82 individual World Cup race victories.