Olympic gold medallist Lindsey Vonn went back to competitors for the very first time in nearly 6 years on Saturday, as the 40-year-old American completed in the middle of the pack in her very first 2 races in Copper Mountain, Colorado. The four-times total World Cup champ retired in 2019 and went through partial knee replacement surgical treatment in April, going back to training in current months and revealing her resurgence in November. Vonn ended up 24th out of 45 skiers in her very first of 2 downhill races in 1:07.23, 1.44 seconds slower than winner Mirjam Puchner of Austria at the lower-level FIS Fall Festival. She completed the 2nd race 27th in 1:07.52, 1.53 seconds behind the winner, Austrian Cornelia Huetter. “Today was a strong start and I had a blast remaining in start with my colleagues once again,” Vonn composed on social networks. “While I’m sure individuals will hypothesize and state I’m not in leading kind since of the outcomes, I disagree. This was training for me. “I’m still evaluating devices and returning in the groove. This is just the start and the method I’m snowboarding is more crucial than the times at this moment.” Lindsey Vonn completes in a downhill snowboarding race at Copper Mountain Ski Resort on Saturday. Photo: John Locher/AP Vonn had actually retired as the most embellished female in alpine snowboarding with 82 World Cup wins, a record that was surpassed as her compatriot Mikaela Shiffrin accumulated 99 wins and counting.
‘Solid start’: Lindsey Vonn ends up 24th in very first race considering that shock unretirement
