Lindsey Vonn has earned yet one more ESPY (Excellence in Sports activities Efficiency Yearly Awards) nomination, this time for Finest Comeback Athlete, following her exceptional return to the World Cup circuit this yr.
Vonn’s Earlier ESPY Wins and Nominations
WINS
2010: Finest Feminine Athlete
2010: Finest U.S. Feminine Olympian
2011: Finest Feminine Athlete
2019: Finest Second
NOMINATIONS
2012: Finest Athlete of the 12 months (Feminine)
2015: Finest Athlete of the 12 months (Feminine)
Vonn’s 2024-25 Comeback
After a six-year retirement and a partial knee substitute, alpine ski legend Lindsey Vonn shocked the world together with her return to aggressive racing.
The 40-year-old formally relaunched her profession in December at Copper Mountain, the place she entered FIS occasions to earn factors and get time in a race atmosphere. Simply weeks later, she made her World Cup return in St. Moritz, ending a decent 14th in super-G, which had been her first World Cup factors since 2018.
Momentum constructed rapidly for Vonn in January. At St. Anton, Austria, she turned heads with a sixth-place end within the downhill, lower than a second off the rostrum. She adopted it up the subsequent day with a fair stronger fourth in super-G, narrowly lacking out on a medal.
These performances silenced critics who questioned her capacity to compete on the highest stage.
Vonn’s comeback reached its peak of the season on March 23, 2025, when she claimed silver within the super-G on the World Cup Finals in Solar Valley. The end not solely marked her first podium since 2018 but in addition made her the oldest lady ever to medal in a World Cup race.
Vonn acknowledged on the World Cup Finals after her podium outcome, “I normally do higher when the strain is greater. It was the final race of the season, so I put all of it on the road. That is the extent I do know I can ski, and I do know I can do higher than that.”
“It has been a tough season of individuals saying I can’t, that I’m too previous, that I’m not ok anymore, so I believe I proved everybody unsuitable,” she concluded.
Eyes Set on the 2026 Winter Olympics
Vonn confirmed she’s now targeted on the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, which will probably be her last goal earlier than she plans to retire for good.
She acknowledged on the finish of the season, “Cortina is considered one of my favourite locations on the planet; that Olympic downhill is what’s been driving me.”
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