Three-time Olympic medalist and four-time World Champion skier Lindsey Vonn is returning to skiing, five years after retiring following the 2018 Winter Olympics. Her decision was revealed in The New York Times on Thursday.
Vonn spent time this summer and fall training on the snow in New Zealand and Europe, and will rejoin the U.S. Ski and Snowboard team — starting this weekend for training in Colorado.
So what changed for Vonn? Why has she decided to come back? It's all about her right knee, which had been severely damaged by accidents over years of skiing.