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Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn doesn't rule out the 2030 games: 'I would only do it if I could be fast'

Cnbc · · 321 words · By Alex Sherman; Jessica Golden
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“Lindsey Vonn is recovering from a crash that nearly cost the decorated alpine skier her leg”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about Lindsey Vonn's crash and leg injury.
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“Vonn said this week she's not ruling out a return to the Olympics in 2030, when she'd be 45 years old”
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Wikipedia entries about the 2026 Olympics and Lindsey Vonn's career do not mention her considering a 2030 Olympic return at age 45.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The women's downhill competition of the 2026 Winter Olympics was held on Sunday, 8 February, at Olimpia delle Tofane in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Breezy Johnson of the United States won the race, with Emma …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026. This was the country's 25th appearance at the Olympic Winter Games. As Utah wi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America has sent athletes to every celebration of the Winter Olympic Games. The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is the National Olympic Committee for the Unit…
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“Vonn said she's still using crutches following the crash during her first downhill run at the Milano Cortina Olympics in February”
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Wikipedia entries about the 2026 World Cup and Lindsey Vonn's bio do not mention her using crutches following the Milano Cortina Olympics crash.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The women's downhill in the 2026 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup consisted of nine events, including the final. In a surprise, the season champion was Laura Pirovano from Italy, who won all of the final t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The women's super-G in the 2026 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup consisted of eight events, including the final. The season began at St. Moritz, Switzerland on 14 December 2025 and then remained in Europe …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lindsey Caroline Vonn (née Kildow ; born October 18, 1984) is an American alpine ski racer. She won four World Cup overall championships with titles in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012. Vonn won the gold me…
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“She said she expects to be walking unassisted by the end of April”
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Wikipedia entries about the 2026 World Cup and Lindsey Vonn's career do not mention her recovery timeline or expectations to walk unassisted by April 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The women's overall competition in the 2026 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup consisted of 37 events in four disciplines: downhill (DH) (9 races), super-G (SG) (8 races), giant slalom (GS) (10 races), and s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Heinz Hämmerle, sometimes written as Heinz Hammerle, is an Austrian alpine ski technician known for his work with Lindsey Vonn as part of Vonn Tech, who also calls him Magic Heinzi. Techs are responsi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lindsey Caroline Vonn (née Kildow ; born October 18, 1984) is an American alpine ski racer. She won four World Cup overall championships with titles in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012. Vonn won the gold me…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Vonn
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“But she still needs one more surgery later this year, she said, to take metal out of her leg from previous surgeries during the last two months — she's now had five — and to repair her ACL, which she tore in January, nine days before her Olympic run”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about Lindsey Vonn's 2026 surgery.
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“If Vonn were to compete again in 2030, she would be one of the oldest Olympic skiers in history”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about Lindsey Vonn being the oldest Olympian in 2030.
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“Forty-six-year-old alpine skier Sarah Schleper finished 26th in the women's Olympic Super-G in February, competing for Mexico”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about Sarah Schleper's performance in the 2026 Olympics.
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“Vonn last year returned from a first retirement that lasted more than five years to become the top-ranked downhill skier in the world entering the 2026 Olympics”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about Lindsey Vonn's 2025 return after a 5-year retirement.
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“A winning effort at Cortina d'Ampezzo would have made Vonn the oldest female downhill gold medalist, at the age of 41”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about Lindsey Vonn's potential record at the 2026 Olympics.
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“Instead, she crashed just 13 seconds into her run”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about Lindsey Vonn's crash timing during the Milano Cortina Olympics.
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