Lindsey Vonn named to U.S. ski team despite uncertain future

Lindsey Vonn has been named to the U.S. alpine ski team for the 2026-27 World Cup ‌season despite uncertainty over her future in the sport as she recovers from surgery following a heavy crash at last February's Milano-Cortina Olympics.

The U.S. team said in a statement that all named athletes had ⁠qualified based ⁠on existing alpine ‌criteria. Despite her injuries, Vonn was ranked 12th overall last season and fifth in the final downhill ⁠standings.

She was also the highest ranked U.S. female skier in super-G.

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The three-time Olympic ‌medallist, who will be 42 this month, said in April she was unsure if she would return to competitive ski racing after suffering a ⁠complex tibia fracture in a crash during ⁠an Olympic downhill race on Feb. ⁠8.

Vonn ⁠has had multiple surgeries since then.

The World Cup season starts in ⁠Soelden, Austria, with a giant slalom on Oct. 24. The first downhill is at Beaver Creek, Colo. on Dec. 11.