A week after rupturing the ACL in her left knee, Lindsey Vonn opened her chase for Olympic gold at the age of 41 with an aggressive and successful downhill training run on Friday — two days before the race.
Vonn got tight with her line midway down and only narrowly cleared a gate but she led at the final checkpoints, then stood up out of her tuck before the finish and placed 11th as skiers got their first official turns on the Olympia delle Tofane course ahead of the big race.
Watch her training run below.
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February 6-7 — Women’s Downhill Training: This will be the first time Vonn is able to properly test how her injured left knee. Vonn, who would benefit from any additional time for recovery, caught a break when organizers announced Thursday’s opening downhill training session would not be held due to the heavy ongoing snowfall on the course.
Two more training sessions are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, and Vonn needs to start at least one session to take part in Sunday’s race. She might only do just one.
February 8 — Women’s Downhill Final: The women’s downhill final begins at 5:30 a.m. Sunday.
Vonn’s participation in the final is contingent on her being able to start at least one of the training sessions.
February 12 — Women’s Super-G: The women’s Super-G final starts at 5:30 a.m. Thursday.
See the full Olympics schedule here.
How to watch Alpine Skiing at the 2026 Olympics
Alpine Skiing at Milan Cortina 2026 will air on NBC New York and USA Network. Streaming will be available on Peacock, NBCOlympics.com and on the NBC Olympics app.
How to watch Lindsey Vonn at the 2026 Olympics
Vonn, who won gold in the downhill and bronze in the Super-G in 2010, plus another bronze in downhill in 2018, is competing in two events, if her injury allows her to.
Here are the times you can expect to see Vonn at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games (all times ET).
| Date/Time | Event | Stream |
| Friday, 2/6 5:30 a.m. | Alpine Skiing: Women’s Downhill Training | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Saturday, 2/7 5:30 a.m. | Alpine Skiing: Women’s Downhill Training | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Sunday, 2/8 5:30 a.m. | Alpine Skiing: Women’s Downhill | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Thursday, 2/12 5:30 a.m. | Women’s Super-G | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
Where will Alpine Skiing events be held at the Milan Cortina Olympics?
There are two venues for alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics: the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre and Stelvio Ski Centre.
The former is located in Cortina and will host the women’s events. It is a regular stop on the FIS Ski World Cup tour. All races will be held on the Olympia delle Tofane slope.
The men’s events will be held on the Stelvio slope in Bormio — one of the most difficult slopes in the world for Alpine skiers and some gradients reaching 63% (twice the steepness of an average run for a recreational skier).
Vonn previously shared that she has mixed feelings about the new formula and how the men and women are in different spots for the Milan Cortina Olympic Games.
“I mean, I’m in Cortina, so there’s really nothing to complain about. I’m very happy being here. It’s one of the most beautiful places in the world. But it is sad to not be closer to more of your teammates, not just in ski racing, but in any sport,” said Vonn, who plans to race depite a torn ACL in her left knee.
“Salt Lake City was my favorite Olympics because we were all so close to each other. Almost everyone was in the Olympic Village in Salt Lake and this is quite different,” said Vonn, referring to the 2002 Games. “A lot of the girls (teammates) were talking about wanting to watch hockey, but it’s difficult. … Obviously you can’t choose that geography and where the mountains are, but I think it would have been more fun if we were all closer.”
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