- Stripes at the women’s super-G flower ceremony on February 20, 2010, in Whistler, British Columbia, during the Vancouver Olympics. AP/Gero Breloer Lindsey Vonn is returning to the U.S. ski team five years after leaving from World Cup competition. After winning gold in downhill at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games, the three-time Olympic winner exited the sport with 82 World Cup victories, second only to Ingemar Stenmark at the time. She’s forty years old now. Vonn, who grew up training in Vail after relocating from Minnesota, stated in a news release from the U.S. ski team that she made the decision to try and resume ski racing after having successful knee surgery earlier this year. She is now able to resume her training
