At 41, Lindsey Vonn is proving age is just a number in her stunning comeback to Alpine skiing. Fresh off a dominant start to the 2025-26 World Cup season — including a historic downhill victory in St. Moritz that made her the oldest winner in World Cup history — the American icon shared an upbeat update from her latest training block in Colorado.
“Nothing beats a productive camp in Colorado,” Vonn posted on social media, adding that she’s “feeling great about the progress so far.” The three-time Olympic medalist has been grinding at home in the Rocky Mountains over the holiday period, fine-tuning her form ahead of the final push toward the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
Vonn, who recently qualified for her fifth Olympic Games based purely on this season’s blistering results, has already racked up four podiums in five races this month, including back-to-back thirds in Val d’Isère. With a new titanium knee and renewed fire, she’s emerged as a legitimate medal contender in downhill and super-G — events where injuries once forced her retirement in 2019.
Coached by longtime ally Chris Knight and Norwegian legend Aksel Lund Svindal, Vonn credits consistent training blocks — from Chile and Europe to her beloved Colorado slopes — for her rapid ascent back to the top. “Everything is working for me, with me,” she recently told reporters. “My equipment, my team, physically — it’s all coming together.”
As the Olympics loom just weeks away, Vonn’s Colorado camp signals she’s peaking at the perfect time. Fans are buzzing: Can the queen of speed claim one final Olympic glory in Cortina?
