PARK CITY, Utah (AP) 鈥� Lindsey Vonn is to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team, she announced Thursday, intending to race again at age 40 鈥� and .
Vonn is a three-time Olympic medalist, including a downhill gold and super-G bronze at the 2010 Vancouver Games, and a at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. She is also a four-time overall World Cup champion and owns eight world championships medals.
Her 82 World Cup race victories stood as the record for a woman until that total was eclipsed in January 2023 , who is still active and is now up to 97 wins 鈥� more than any Alpine ski racer in the history of the sport.
: "I don鈥檛 know if I could fill Lindsey鈥檚 shoes, the way that she has worn them.鈥�
, after she dealt with a .
There were broken arms and legs, torn knee ligaments, concussions and more.
Just this April, years after leaving the World Cup circuit, she had surgery for a partial knee replacement.
Vonn has been training in recent months, U.S. Ski & Snowboard said Thursday.
鈥淕etting back to skiing without pain has been an incredible journey,鈥� Vonn said, adding that she wants to "continue to share my knowledge of the sport with these incredible women鈥� on the American team.
U.S. Ski & Snowboard president and CEO Sophie Goldschmidt said Vonn鈥檚 鈥渄edication and passion towards Alpine skiing is inspiring, and we鈥檙e excited to have her back on snow and see where she can go from here.鈥�
Vonn is back with the team effective immediately, but it is not yet known which particular races she will be aiming to enter.
The next Winter Olympics are in Italy in February 2026.
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