twenty first December 2024
She marked her World Cup return after greater than 5 years away from the game with a powerful 14th place within the Tremendous G at St Moritz in Switzerland. NEW
The US skier who’s 40-years outdated retired in February 2019 however introduced her comeback after profitable knee surgical procedure.
Vonn crossed the end line in 1:16.36 in Switzerland, 1.18 seconds slower than winner Cornelia Hutter from Austria.
“I felt actually good, there’s positively lots I’ve left to offer,” Lindsey Vonn informed Eurosport after the race.
“I actually needed to get to the end at this time and be stable. I didn’t wish to danger an excessive amount of, at this time was not the day to do something particular.
“It feels so good to have the nerves, to have the butterflies, to have the adrenaline, and to push your self.
“I feel that is the right begin and I look ahead to making an attempt to enhance each race.”
She made return in Copper Mountain, Colorado, earlier this month.
She completed twenty fourth out of 45 skiers in her first of two downhill races on the FIS Fall Pageant, and twenty seventh in her second.
Vonn gained Olympic downhill gold on the Winter Video games in Vancouver in 2010, the place she additionally took bronze within the Tremendous-G.
She took one other downhill bronze in Pyeongchang in 2018.
She made her World Cup debut aged 16 in 2000.
She went on to win 20 World Cup titles (together with 4 general Crystal Globes) and eight World Championship medals, with 137 World Cup podiums and 82 World Cup victories.
Vonn will race once more on Sunday in one other Tremendous G occasion at St Moritz.
