Lindsey Vonn has become the oldest woman to make an Alpine skiing World Cup podium, finishing second in the super-G at the World Cup Finals in Sun Valley, Idaho, in her last race of the season.
Swiss Lara Gut-Behrami won Sunday’s race — and the season super-G title.
Vonn finished 1.29 seconds back in second place in what was likely the last World Cup race on U.S. soil in her career.
Vonn, who ended a five-year retirement to compete this season at age 40, shattered the record of oldest women’s podium finisher.
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Austrian Alexandra Meissnitzer had the record of 34 years and nearly 9 months old, set in 2008, according to ski-db.com.
Vonn, an 82-time World Cup race winner, made the first podium of her comeback in her 13th race. Her best previous finishes this season were sixth in a downhill and fourth in a super-G on Jan. 11 and 12.
Vonn’s goal in her comeback is to make her fifth Olympic team in 2026, then retire for good next year. She’s well on her way.
A nation can qualify up to four skiers per Olympic race, and Vonn is the third-ranked American this season in the downhill and second in the super-G. The Olympic team will be named next winter.
Next season, the World Cup is expected to have one U.S. women’s stop in Copper Mountain, Colorado, for a giant slalom and slalom. Vonn has been skiing exclusively downhill and super-G in her comeback.
The World Cup Finals continue Tuesday with the women’s giant slalom. USA Network airs live coverage of the second run at 2 p.m. ET.
