SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — Lindsey Vonn finished 15th in the downhill at the Alpine skiing world championships on Saturday, 1.96 seconds behind American teammate Breezy Johnson who took the gold medal.
The 40-year-old Vonn recently returned to competition with a new titanium knee after nearly six years of retirement.
It was an improvement for Vonn after she hooked a gate with her right arm early in her super-G run on Thursday and didn’t finish.
Vonn also plans to enter the new team combined event on Tuesday.
Her long-term goal remains being competitive at next year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics.
Vonn told The Associated Press in a recent interview that she plans to retire again after the Olympic skiing competition in Cortina d’Ampezzo, where she holds the record of 12 World Cup wins.
PHOTOS: Lindsey Vonn places 15th in downhill at skiing worlds at age 40 on her new titanium knee
The women’s downhill at the Olympics will be held in exactly a year: on Feb. 8, 2026.
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