March 24, 2025
It’s been a rough season of people saying that I can’t, that I’m too old, that I’m not good enough anymore. I think I proved everyone wrong.
Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn, after finishing second in the World Cup super-G skiing competition on Sunday, becoming the oldest female athlete, at 40, to step onto the winner’s podium.
Why It Matters: Vonn came out of a five-year retirement this season driven by a successful partial-knee replacement surgery and the desire to compete again. Her next goal? Make the U.S.A. ski team for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy (fun fact: it would be her fifth Olympic Games).
Read More: Lindsey Vonn gets emotional after winning World Cup medal. ‘It was relief.’ (USA Today)
Lindsey Vonn makes first podium of Alpine skiing comeback: ‘I proved everyone wrong’ (NBC Sports)
by Jenna Lee, Founder of SmartHER News
