Seeing if Lindsey Vonn can contend for a medal in the Olympic downhill at age 41 with a titanium replacement in her right knee to cap her comeback after nearly six years of retirement was already going to be one of the highlights of the Milan Cortina Olympics.
Add in that she will now be competing in Sunday’s race with a completely ruptured ACL, bone bruising and meniscal damage in her left knee?
“This would be the best comeback I’ve done so far,” Vonn said. “Definitely the most dramatic.”
Watch her race live in the stream below when she takes to the slopes around 5:30 a.m.
Vonn did two training runs in the last few days and said her knee is holding up. Watch her training runs.
Watch Vonn’s second training run from Saturday
Watch Vonn’s first training run from Friday
When can you watch Lindsey Vonn compete at the Olympics?
February 8 — Women’s Downhill Final: The women’s downhill final begins at 5:30 a.m. Sunday.
Vonn’s participation in the final is contingent on her being able to start at least one of the training sessions.
February 12 — Women’s Super-G: The women’s Super-G final starts at 5:30 a.m. Thursday.
See the full Olympics schedule here.
How to watch Alpine Skiing at the 2026 Olympics
Alpine Skiing at Milan Cortina 2026 will air on NBC New York and USA Network. Streaming will be available on Peacock, NBCOlympics.com and on the NBC Olympics app.
How to watch Lindsey Vonn at the 2026 Olympics
Vonn, who won gold in the downhill and bronze in the Super-G in 2010, plus another bronze in downhill in 2018, is competing in two events, if her injury allows her to.
Here are the times you can expect to see Vonn at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games (all times ET).
Where will Alpine Skiing events be held at the Milan Cortina Olympics?
There are two venues for alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics: the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre and Stelvio Ski Centre.
The former is located in Cortina and will host the women’s events. It is a regular stop on the FIS Ski World Cup tour. All races will be held on the Olympia delle Tofane slope.
The men’s events will be held on the Stelvio slope in Bormio — one of the most difficult slopes in the world for Alpine skiers and some gradients reaching 63% (twice the steepness of an average run for a recreational skier).
Vonn previously shared that she has mixed feelings about the new formula and how the men and women are in different spots for the Milan Cortina Olympic Games.
“I mean, I’m in Cortina, so there’s really nothing to complain about. I’m very happy being here. It’s one of the most beautiful places in the world. But it is sad to not be closer to more of your teammates, not just in ski racing, but in any sport,” said Vonn, who plans to race depite a torn ACL in her left knee.
“Salt Lake City was my favorite Olympics because we were all so close to each other. Almost everyone was in the Olympic Village in Salt Lake and this is quite different,” said Vonn, referring to the 2002 Games. “A lot of the girls (teammates) were talking about wanting to watch hockey, but it’s difficult. … Obviously you can’t choose that geography and where the mountains are, but I think it would have been more fun if we were all closer.”
