Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine World Ski Championships - Women's Downhill Training - Saalbach, Austria - February 5, 2025 Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. in action REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
SAALBACH, Austria (Reuters) - U.S. great Lindsey Vonn said she was suffering a "bad cold or flu" but would not let sickness derail her Alpine ski world championship comeback at the age of 40 in Thursday's Super-G.
The oldest female skier to medal at a championships, her last a downhill bronze in 2019 at age 34, posted a story on Instagram showing her wearing an inhaler mask and the words "current state...could be better".
