“Nothing makes me happier! No one would have believed I would be here… but I made it!! I’m here, I’m smiling and no matter what, I know how lucky I am. I’m not going to waste this chance 💪🏻
Let’s go get it!!”
Those are the powerful, tear-jerking words Lindsey Vonn just shared from Cortina d’Ampezzo — and they hit harder than any downhill run.
At 41 years old, fresh off a devastating complete ACL rupture, meniscus damage, and bone bruising just one week ago, the skiing legend is not only standing — she’s strapping in for her first official Olympic training run TODAY at 11:30 a.m. CET (bib #10).
This is the moment the world has been waiting for.
After a brutal crash in Crans-Montana that should have ended any comeback story, Vonn refused to quit. She’s been grinding in the gym, trusting a heavy-duty brace on her freshly torn left knee (while her titanium-reinforced right knee already carried her back from retirement), and declaring her Olympic dream alive.
Today’s training descent on the women’s Olympic downhill course is make-or-break: she must complete at least one official training run to qualify for Sunday’s race. The extra recovery time from Thursday’s snow postponement gave her a small window — and she’s seizing it.
Experts said impossible. Doubters said over. Lindsey says: “I made it!!”
She’s smiling. She’s grateful. She’s unbreakable.
This isn’t just a training session — it’s proof that heart, grit, and sheer will can rewrite the script.
First run drops at 11:30 a.m. CET — who’s watching?
