Lindsey Vonn completed pre-race inspection and was planning on competing in the super-G at the Alpine skiing world championships on Thursday despite feeling sick with “a cold or the flu.” It's the first race of these worlds for the 40-year-old Vonn,

Stephanie Venier delighted an Austrian home crowd on Thursday when she claimed super-g gold at the alpine skiing world championships while American Lindsey Vonn failed to finish. Venier, 31, had an all but flawless run under sunny skies as she skied to her biggest career success one-tenth ahead of Italian overall World Cup leader Federica Brignone.

Lindsey Vonn is feeling sick with “a cold or the flu” on the eve of her first event at the world championships in her return