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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Dampf

Lindsey Vonn hooks a gate with her arm and doesn't finish her opening race at skiing worlds

APTOPIX Austria Ski Worlds - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Lindsey Vonn briefly lost feeling in right arm after getting it hooked on a gate that took her out of her opening race at the Alpine skiing world championships on Thursday, having competed in the super-G despite feeling sick.

The 40-year-old Vonn recently returned to the ski circuit after nearly six years of retirement — with a new titanium right knee.

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