Lindsey Vonn has revealed she is coming out of retirement. In an interview with The New York Times, Vonn stated she will rejoin the United States Ski Team and plans to race again at 40 years old. Vonn hasn't competed in the Winter Olympics since the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games.

Former Olympic gold medalist and world champion Lindsey Vonn is returning to skiing, she announced Thursday. She said in an interview with the New York Times that her return was not planned and that she only reconsidered after successful knee replacement surgery seven months ago stopped the pain that had prompted her retirement.

Lindsey Vonn revealed she’s coming out of retirement and rejoining the U.S. ski team after a successful knee surgery, ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics

Lindsey Vonn announced on Thursday that she is coming out of retirement six years after her last Olympics with plans to rejoin the U.S. Olympic ski team at age 40. Vonn has won three Olympic medals, including a downhill gold and a super-G bronze at the 2010 Vancouver Games.

Lindsey Vonn is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team, intending to race again at age 40 — and six years after her last Olympics.

Injuries led to Vonn’s retirement in 2019, but she underwent partial knee surgery in April and has since returned to training.

Following a successful knee surgery this past April, decorated ski racer Lindsey Vonn, 40, has come out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team for the 2024–25 season.