Lindsey Vonn Will Retire after this Season Whether she Beats Stenmark’s Record or Not

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Lindsey Vonn said in February she would race until she beat the record ‘whatever the pain’. Credit: NBC

Three-time Olympic medallist Lindsey Vonn says she will retire at the end of the upcoming World Cup ski season.ย Four wins away from tying the all-time World Cup wins record, Lindsey says she’ll retire after the 2018-19 World Cup season – regardless of whether she surpasses Ingemar Stenmark’s record or not.

Vonn had previously said she would not retire until she broke Ingemar Stenmark’s all-time record of 86 World Cup victories. The 33-year-old, who won downhill Winter Olympic gold at the 2010 Games in Vancouver, currently has 82.

“If I get it, that would be a dream come true,” she told NBC. “If I don’t, I think I’ve had an incredibly successful career no matter what. Iโ€™m still the all-time winningest female skier.”

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Lindsey on course. Credit: sportscanyon.com

She also told NBC that she pondered the possibility of continuing on to the 2019-2020 season but ultimately decided her history of injuries would make it difficult to do so.

โ€œPhysically, Iโ€™ve gotten to the point where it doesnโ€™t make sense,โ€ Vonn said. โ€œI really would like to be active when Iโ€™m older, so I have to look to the future and not just be so focused on whatโ€™s in front of me.โ€

Vonn will begin her final season in December at Lake Louise, Alberta and plans to enter every downhill and super-G until she breaks the record.


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  1. The remarkable thing about Ingemar Stenmark is that he got his 86 victories in only 9 years. Vonn has been at this for over 15. Show me someone who get bag 87 golds in 9 years and I will be impressed.

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