CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn may have skied her last race.
After failing to finish a World Cup super-G on Sunday as she battles pain in both of her knees, Vonn said immediate retirement “is a possibility but I’m emotional right now. I have to really think clearly about that. It’s not a decision I make lightly or quickly.”
Vonn was planning on retiring in December. She returned this weekend from her latest injury — to her left knee — but her best result in three races was ninth in Saturday’s downhill.
She says, “I really don’t know what to think at this point. Definitely isn’t the way I had hoped that things would go. I’ve been able to fight through a lot of injuries in my career but I think my injuries might get the best of me at this point. … I’m not sure. I’m going to give it a couple of days and make some decisions.”
Vonn’s American teammate Mikaela Shiffrin won Sunday’s race.
Vonn failed to clear a gate midway down.
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