Lindsey Vonn announces major update about her first World Cup race in nearly six years 

Lindsey Vonn has announced a major update about her second World Cup debut in alpine skiing after earning the qualification points last week. The Olympic champion retired in 2019 and will now debut for the second time next weekend.

Vonn competed in two lower-tier Super-G races each at the FIS Fall Festival in Colorado on December 8. Although she finished 24th and 19th, the 40-year-old was only looking to secure some points for the World Cup qualification.

The three-time Olympic medalist confirmed her qualification for the 2024/25 World Cup the following day and has now revealed the venue of her first race as well. Sharing the news in an Instagram video on Friday, Vonn said:

"I hear St. Moritz is pretty nice this time of year"

There are two Super-G events scheduled for December 21 and 22 in St. Moritz, Switzerland, and Vonn is excited to get back on the World Cup slopes after nearly a gap of six years.

"My body is finally put back together. One thing I realized is that life is really short. When you have an opportunity, you have to take it. There is nothing that I love more than ski racing," Lindsey Vonn added.

Vonn retired in 2019 with the highest number of World Cup wins among women, 82, before being overtaken by Mikaela Shiffrin, who is now just one win away from a century.

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Lindsey Vonn responds to criticism of her slow times at the FIS Fall Festival

STIFEL Birds of Prey FIS World Cup - Lindsey Vonn in action (Source: Getty)

Lindsey Vonn was racing professionally for the first time after nearly six years at the FIS Fall Festival last weekend when she placed 24th and 19th in the two Super-G races. She was 2.19s and 2.06s behind the winner Lauren Macuga and received some criticism on social media for her slow runs.

Vonn responded to the criticism on X, claiming that the weekend races were just 'training' for her and that she was still testing her new skiing equipment.

"Today was a solid start and I had a blast being in start with my teammates again! While I’m sure people will speculate and say I’m not in top form because of the results, I disagree. This was training for me. I’m still testing equipment and getting back in the groove. This is only the beginning and the way I’m skiing is more important than the times at this point," she wrote before announcing her World Cup qualification.

Vonn suffered a series of knee injuries from 2013 to 2018 and was forced to retire the following year. She underwent a knee replacement surgery earlier this year, which she said took away the pain and set her up for the comeback.