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Ex-teammates expect the best from Lindsey Vonn in return to World Cup ski racing at age 40
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — At 47, Bode Miller will stick to developing skis and raising his kids. Same with Ted Ligety, 40, who runs a ski-gear company while chasing his children around the mountain. Julia Mancuso is just fine with beach life these days as the 40-year-old splits...
Lindsey Vonn off to Europe with 'butterflies of excitement' for 1st World Cup race in nearly 6 years
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Lindsey Vonn flew down the Birds of Prey course one last time as a forerunner Sunday before flying off to Switzerland. Next up, her first World Cup race in nearly six years as the 40-year-old makes her return to ski racing. She will take part in a pair of...
Shiffrin recovering after abdominal surgery to clean out deep puncture wound suffered in race crash
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin is recovering after undergoing abdominal surgery on Thursday night to clean out a puncture wound she received in a giant slalom crash two weeks ago. Shiffrin posted an update Saturday on Instagram while her teammates took on the Birds of...
Lindsey Vonn eager for her return to World Cup ski races next weekend in Switzerland at age 40
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Lindsey Vonn now has a firm target for her return to World Cup ski racing at age 40: next weekend for a pair of super-G events in St. Moritz, Switzerland. She has a goal, too, and it's not showing up at the starting gate simply to show up. ...
Lindsey Vonn savors chance to test out World Cup course as a forerunner in comeback bid at age 40
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Lindsey Vonn tries to take her comeback step-by-step even if there's plenty of reason — and temptation — to look down the road. On Wednesday, the 40-year-old American ski racer was concentrating solely on testing out the Birds of Prey course as a...
Lindsey Vonn will serve as a forerunner, test out the course before World Cup races at Beaver Creek
Lindsey Vonn will test out the downhill and super-G courses as a forerunner before the World Cup races this weekend in Beaver Creek, Colorado. The U.S. Ski Team confirmed her role Tuesday. A forerunner goes before the field to make sure the course is running smoothly and the timing...
Lindsey Vonn is encouraged by how close she is to being competitive in ski racing return at age 40
COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — Lindsey Vonn is still getting her ski equipment dialed in and getting used to going full speed again on her new titanium knee. That's why all that the 40-year-old is reading into being more than two seconds behind in a pair of lower-level super-G races...
Lindsey Vonn competes in a pair of downhills, another step on her comeback trail at the age of 40
COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — For a pair of lower-level downhill events, this sure had plenty of Olympic medal-capturing and World Cup-winning ski racers. The stage belonged to Lindsey Vonn, the 40-year-old who took another step on her comeback trail Saturday with her first races...
American ski racer Lindsey Vonn is picking up speed in her comeback bid at 40 years old
COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — Word on the mountain has it that Lindsey Vonn is still fast through a downhill course, even at 40 years old. Maybe even challenge-for-downhill-wins fast. On a frigid Friday morning, Vonn darted through the shadows along the speed course at Copper...
Mikaela Shiffrin suffers abrasion on hip during crash on final run of World Cup giant slalom
KILLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin said she suffered an abrasion on her left hip and that something “stabbed” her when she crashed during her second run of a World Cup giant slalom race Saturday, doing a flip and sliding into the protective fencing. Shiffrin...
