THIS IS WHERE she figured it out.Twenty-one years ago, Lindsey Vonn, then 19, earned her first of 137 World Cup podiums in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, and started to believe she could win.

United States’ Lindsey Vonn waves at the finish area after crashing during an alpine ski, women’s World Cup Super-G, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025 (AP Photo/Alessandro ...

It was Vonn’s first race back in Cortina after nearly six years of retirement — at age 40 with a new titanium knee. She holds the record of 12 wins at the resort in the Italian Dolomites.

American Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn recently shared her excitement for her latest trip. The trip comes amid Vonn’s ...

It was Vonn’s first race back in Cortina after nearly six years of retirement — at age 40 with a new titanium knee.She holds the record of 12 wins at the resort in the Italian Dolomites.

Lindsey Vonn said that her plan is to make it to the 2026 Olympics in Cortina and then retire again after that. Vonn said she is “good” and has only a few bruises after falling toward the end ...

Lindsey Vonn's ultimate goal in returning to Alpine skiing competition at age 40 is to make it to a fifth Olympics at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games. "I've tried to keep everything in perspective ...

Lindsey Vonn skis down the Olympia delle Tofane run during the women’s downhill on Jan. 17, 2025, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. (Julian Finney / Getty Images) ...

United States' Lindsey Vonn speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (AP Photo/Marco Trovati) ...

Lindsey Vonn, meanwhile, still has some work to do before she reaches the podium in her World Cup comeback at age 40.. Vonn finished 20th after wasting speed worthy of a top-10 finish with a ...

United States' Lindsey Vonn celebrates at the finish area of an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. Credit: AP/Alessandro Trovati ...