Read the latest positive news, breakthroughs, and inspiring stories about olympic skiing, curated daily by BrightWire.
Olympic skiing legend Lindsey Vonn is healing from her devastating February crash using a breakthrough non-opioid pain medication. The treatment is helping her manage severe pain without the risks of traditional opioid therapy.
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Aksel Lund Svindal is returning to Norwegian skiing, this time as a coach for the national team. The beloved champion answered a direct call from current athletes who wanted his expertise to help Norway reclaim its Alpine skiing dominance.
Park City skier Lauren Macuga is turning a devastating Olympic dream into fuel for her next goal. Nine months after ACL surgery ended her 2026 Games bid, she's planning her comeback for 2030.
After Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won Brazil's first Winter Olympic gold medal in alpine skiing, 16-year-old twins Carlotta and Leopoldo Pignaton Fagnani are stepping onto the international racing circuit. What started as a grandfather's joke is now a family's inspiring Olympic journey.
German Olympic gold medalist Katharina Hennig Dotzler is retiring after 11 years, and her newfound perspective on final moments is changing how she experiences every race. She's turning goodbye into a celebration of gratitude.
A small-town Vermont skier who won America's first Olympic cross-country medal in 1976 created a youth ski program that's now producing Olympic champions. Fifty years later, his legacy just helped another Vermonter reach the podium.
Just months after a devastating Olympic crash that nearly cost her leg, skiing legend Lindsey Vonn has been nominated to the US Alpine ski team. The 41-year-old's inclusion marks a remarkable milestone in her recovery journey, though her competitive future remains uncertain.
Five months after a horrifying crash ended her Olympic comeback, skiing legend Lindsey Vonn is learning to walk again. The 40-year-old underwent five surgeries and faced losing her leg, but she's already ditching the wheelchair.
Olympic skiing legend Lindsey Vonn will deliver USC Annenberg's commencement keynote on May 15, just months after a devastating crash in Italy ended her Olympic comeback. The gold medalist continues recovery while preparing to share her message of resilience with graduates.
Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn survived a devastating crash and five life-saving surgeries, but she's not ruling out a return to the slopes. Her determination shows the resilience that made her one of skiing's greatest athletes.
Olympic skiing legend Lindsey Vonn revealed she nearly lost her leg after a devastating Olympic crash, but medical intervention saved her limb. Now she's returned to the sport she loves, proving that even the most traumatic injuries don't have to mean the end.
Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn nearly lost her left leg after a crash at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics led to a life-threatening condition called compartment syndrome. Emergency surgery by her team doctor, who happened to be there because of a previous injury, saved her leg and possibly her life.