Lindsey Vonn is one of the biggest names for the United States at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and, on Tuesday, the 33-year-old put together a medal-winning performance in the women’s downhill. Entering as one of the favorites in the race, Vonn was able to make it onto the podium. Sofia Goggia of Italy took home the gold, Ragnhild Mowinckel of Norway won the silver, and Vonn walked out with the bronze.
In what's likely @lindseyvonn's last downhill run in the #WinterOlympics, she finds herself in medal position. #BestOfUS https://t.co/DvBQXKf1TH pic.twitter.com/tGRzv1iW8Q
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) February 21, 2018
Following the event, Vonn was captured in an interview during which she indicated that her “body probably just can’t take another four years” and, as a result, this will likely be her final downhill race on an Olympic stage.
In an emotional post-race interview, @lindseyvonn says that this was her last Olympic downhill and she hopes she made her late grandfather proud. #WinterOlympics https://t.co/YtEpNzDMDu pic.twitter.com/vWhKp5NSGA
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) February 21, 2018
Vonn is scheduled to participate in the Alpine skiing combined competition later this week and went on to say that she will look to “pull something out of the hat” in that final Olympic race. Even if she is unable to do so, Vonn will go down in the record books as the oldest female Alpine skier to medal at the Winter Olympics and her 2010 gold medal in the downhill was the first for a woman in United States history.
While Vonn’s showing on Tuesday in Pyeongchang didn’t have the storybook ending of a walk-off gold medal, she performed well and will take still take home some hardware.
