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With 100 Days to Go, Lindsey Vonn, 41, Steps Up 2026 Olympic Bid, Says She Has 'Nothing to Prove'

Vonn frames her Olympic bid as a personal pursuit following a knee replacement, with momentum from a March World Cup podium.

Oct 28, 2025; New York, NY, UNITED STATES; Olympic athlete Lindsey Vonn, Alpine Skiing, speaks with media during the U.S. Olympic Team Media Summit in preparation for the 2026 Milan Olympic Winter Games at Javits Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
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Overview

  • At Team USA’s Media Summit in New York, the three-time Olympic medalist said she feels in perhaps the best shape of her career and is unfazed about legacy concerns.
  • Qualification remains unsettled, with upcoming World Cup results determining whether she makes a U.S. team expected to be named in mid-January.
  • A partial knee replacement in spring 2024 ended years of chronic pain and enabled her return to the World Cup circuit last season.
  • Her runner-up finish in super-G at the March World Cup Finals in Sun Valley marked her first podium since retiring and made her the oldest woman to reach a World Cup podium.
  • She intends to target downhill, super-G and the team combined if selected, has brought in Aksel Lund Svindal as a coaching voice, and is featured on TIME’s latest cover while discussing life after skiing, including an interest in rodeo roping.