Lindsey Vonn took it easier in downhill training a day after crashing for the first time of her World Cup comeback at age 40.

Lindsey Vonn is planning to race this weekend in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy despite having crashed in Thursday’s downhill training run. The 40-year-old spoke to FIS Media on Friday morning about the incident,

Vonn won a record 43 downhills in her 82-win World Cup career. Her previous World Cup downhill had been in January 2019, placing ninth at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.

Lindsey Vonn fell toward the end of a World Cup downhill training run on Thursday and appeared slightly banged up.

Vonn exited retirement and began to race competitively earlier this winter for the first time in almost six years. Before 2024, she last raced in 2019, placing third in the World Championships. Despite naysayers —Vonn returned to racing at 40 and with a partially replaced knee containing titanium—she’s proven to herself and fans that she still has competitive potential.

Lindsey Vonn said she is “good” and has only a few bruises after falling toward the end of a World Cup downhill training run on Thursday. The protective air bag that most downhill skiers wear inflated under Vonn's racing suit to help soften her fall.