Lindsey Vonn reflects on mistake that led to her crash at Cortina World Cup super-G race

American alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn recently analyzed the crash she suffered during her World Cup race at the Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy on Sunday (Jan 19). She faced a crash in the super-G event where she was heading for a top-five finish.

As per reports, the 40-year-old also experienced a fall during her training session last week before this Italy event. The super-G was Vonn's second race from the event after the downhill race in which she finished 20th.

A few days after the World Cup stop in Italy, Vonn took to her Instagram handle to share a video in which her super-G crash from Sunday can be seen along with a speedometer. The American skier further added that she shouldn't have crossed the 90km/h mark in the course. She wrote in the story:

"probably shouldn't cross my tips at 90 kmh"

Screenshot of Vonn's Instagram story (Image via: Vonn's Instagram handle)

Notably, Vonn had an impressive record at the Cortina d' Ampezzo before she retired from skiing in 2019. She had registered 12 World Cup wins on this racing course. Vonn also recently shared her plans about racing on this course at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Lindsey Vonn shares what her surgeon said about her skiing comeback

Lindsey Vonn at the Cortina d'Ampezzo during her super-g race amidst the comeback (Image via: Getty Images)

Lindsey Vonn recently opened up about her surgeon's reaction to her decision to make a skiing comeback after undergoing knee surgery in April 2024.

In an interview with BBC before her super-G at the Cortina d'Ampezzo, Vonn shared that her surgeon left the decision to her and also said that the titanium knee wouldn't cause any issues. Vonn additionally remarked that even though there are several other injury factors in her knee, the titanium parts won't be damaged. The skiing legend said:

"He told me it was up to me. He said if it doesn't hurt and it feels good, the titanium knee is not going anywhere. There's other risk factors, obviously. I have other ligaments, it's like a normal knee. Things can go wrong, but the titanium knee component is indestructible."

Lindsey Vonn had earlier mentioned that after her knee replacement, she has become much fitter owing to which she made her comeback to the slopes after six years last month. Since then, the Minnesota native has participated in four FIS and five World Cup races.