Vonn set to extend her retirement tour
Lindsey Vonn can’t bring herself to say goodbye to ski racing without one final run at her favorite course.
So she intends to extend her farewell tour into next season.
The all-time winningest women’s World Cup racer announced on her new Youtube channel Friday that she plans to come back for one more series of speed races at Lake Louise, Alberta, during the 2019-20 season.
She was adamant she would retire following this season. But those plans were altered when she hyperextended and sprained a ligament in her knee during a training crash on Nov. 19.
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