Lindsey Vonn concludes ‘impossible’ comeback at 40 with first podium since 2018
- 40-year-old finishes second in Sunday’s Super-G
- Lara Gut-Behrami clinches first place and title
Lindsey Vonn concluded her comeback season at the age of 40 with a second-place finish in a World Cup super-G race Sunday that was won by Swiss standout Lara Gut-Behrami.
Vonn found her vintage form while flying down the twisting and steep Challenger course at the World Cup finals in Sun Valley, Idaho. The American pumped her poles after glancing at the scoreboard as the crowd roared in approval. Vonn becomes the oldest female Alpine ski racer to step on the podium of a World Cup race – by six years.
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