Lindsey Vonn Was #1 in the World When She Crashed. Will She Ever Race Again?

Lindsey Vonn Was #1 in the World When She Crashed. Will She Ever Race Again?

From Pretty Tough with Maria Sharapova by Vox Media

August 26, 2026 · 1h 3m

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Maria Sharapova interviews Lindsey Vonn about her journey through injury and ambition in competitive skiing.

Maria Sharapova sits down with Olympic skiing legend Lindsey Vonn for a raw, deeply honest conversation about ambition, aging, pain, and the relentless drive to push boundaries. At 41, after years of injuries and a major knee replacement, Lindsey returned to competitive racing with one goal: another shot at Olympic gold. But just days before the Olympic Games began, a devastating crash and a ruptured ACL changed everything—forcing her to make the hard choice to race anyway, only to crash again on the Olympic downhill.  Maria and Lindsey dive deep into the harrowing physical and mental aftermath of that crash, how she is navigating grueling surgeries and recovery, and how she’s weighing whether or not she will ever race again. SUBSCRIBE►Subscribe to Pretty Tough: https://www.youtube.com/@mariasharapova?sub_confirmation=1 LISTEN:►Listen to every episode on your favorite podcast platform⁠:  https://pod.link/1893437254 CHAPTERS 00:00 | Introduction: The Comeback, the Crash, and What Comes Next 02:13 | "Too Old to Do Anything, Expected to Do Everything" 04:00 | Training in Your 40s: Physical Evolution and Body Changes 06:10 | A Glutton for Pain: Why Hard Work Is Therapeutic…

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