Lindsey Vonn announced on Thursday that she is coming out of retirement six years after her last Olympics with plans to rejoin the U.S. Olympic ski team at age 40. Vonn has won three Olympic medals, including a downhill gold and a super-G bronze at the 2010 Vancouver Games.

Lindsey Vonn says she is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team in an attempt to race again at age 40.

Lindsey Vonn, who last competed at the Winter Olympics in 2018, returned to training in recent months after an April knee surgery, U.S. Ski and Snowboard said.