Lindsey Vonn Just Made History as the Oldest Woman Skiier to Medal in a World Cup

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, as that's how long it's been since she last medaled at an equivalent event. On , fans expressed their admiration and shock, with one writing, “I honestly didn’t believe this could be possible at 40 following a knee replacement.

This must go down as one of the greatest sporting achievements ever.”Per , the previous record-holder was Alexandra Meissnitzer, who in 2008 made podium at the age of thirty-four years and 9 months.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Vonn, who has three Olympic medals already, came out of a six-year retirement earlier this year with a new titanium knee and a lofty goal in mind: she wants to make it to the Olympics one more time, in 2026, before stepping away from the sport. “It’s been a rough season of people saying that I can’t, that I’m too old, that I’m not good enough anymore.

I think I proved everyone wrong,” she told the after her race on Sunday.“As much as I love skiing, it’s been a hard road,” she admitted. “I just continue to prove that anything is possible.

I’ve been knocked down so many times in my life personally, physically, mentally, beat down and I always pick myself back up.