Overview
- Lindsey Vonn discussed her return to racing on the podcast Skiing is Believing, sharing new personal details about its meaning to her.
- She said longtime coach Erich Sailer, 99, witnessed her Sun Valley runner-up finish before his recent death, with a funeral held in Minnesota about one to two weeks ago.
- Vonn credited Sailer, who began coaching her around age nine, with instilling self-belief and estimated he guided roughly 25,000 athletes over decades.
- She acknowledged skepticism within the ski community about her comeback but emphasized strong support from her inner circle and from Sailer.
- Her competitive schedule points next to the women’s downhill in St. Moritz on December 12.