Lindsey Vonn, 41, Dominates Olympic Ski Season With 7 Podiums
At 41 years old, Lindsey Vonn is proving age is just a number with seven podium finishes in eight races this Olympic season. Her stunning consistency makes her a top medal favorite heading into the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
Lindsey Vonn is rewriting what's possible in elite skiing, and she's doing it at an age when most athletes have long retired.
The American ski legend captured her seventh podium finish in eight races Sunday with a second-place finish in a super-G race in Tarvisio, Italy. At 41, her consistency this season is unmatched on the World Cup speed circuit.
No other skier has more than three podiums in speed events this season. Even Vonn's "worst" result is a fourth-place finish, making her record remarkable by any standard.
Germany's Emma Aicher, who is 22 years younger than Vonn, took first place by just 0.27 seconds in challenging foggy conditions. Vonn led at every checkpoint but lost precious time on the final gates.
"It was tough conditions with the visibility but I'm really happy to be on the podium again," Vonn said after the race. "Of course, I'm close to another win, but it is what it is. I think I'll save the hundredths for Cortina."
Her performance this season even surpasses Mikaela Shiffrin's consistency across technical races. With the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening in less than three weeks, Vonn enters as a clear medal favorite in both downhill and super-G.
The race also marked a successful return for Czech racer Ester Ledecka, who won gold medals in both snowboarding and skiing at the 2018 Olympics. She claimed third place, her first podium of the season.
American skier Keely Cashman finished fifth, earning the best result of her career. The women's circuit has just one more set of speed races before the Olympics, scheduled for Switzerland on January 30-31.
Why This Inspires
Vonn's comeback story challenges every assumption about athletic decline with age. After retiring in 2019 due to injuries, she returned to competitive skiing and is now outperforming athletes half her age.
Her success shows that experience, determination, and smart training can trump youth. She's not just competing at the highest level but dominating it, inspiring athletes of all ages to rethink their own limits.
As the Olympics approach, Vonn stands as living proof that the best chapters of our lives don't always come when we're young.
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Based on reporting by Japan Today
This story was written by BrightWire based on verified news reports.
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