Lindsey Vonn Finishes 15th in Women’s Downhill at Alpine World Ski Championships

Lindsey Vonn’s comeback tour continued Saturday with a 15th-place finish at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.

Vonn finished 1.96 seconds behind winner Breezy Johnson, an American teammate of Vonn’s who earned the first major victory of her career.

Vonn was in line with Johnson’s time through the second checkpoint but lost some time on the final push to finish 15th. While it wasn’t a podium finish, it was an improvement from Thursday’s Super G where she failed to finish.

Johnson finished 0.15 seconds ahead of silver medalist Mirjam Puchner of Austria and 0.21 seconds ahead of Ester Ledecka of Czechia.

Vonn had retired in 2019 after winning bronze in downhill skiing at the World Championships. She is attempting to become the oldest female competitor to win a race at 40 years old.