Lindsey Vonn's Olympic comeback remains on thin ice.
The 41-year-old American skiing legend said Tuesday she still plans to compete despite rupturing her ACL in a crash in January.
"I know what my chances were before the crash and I know my chances aren’t the same as it stands today," she told reporters. "But I know there’s still a chance, and as long as there’s a chance, I will try."
Vonn said she is evaluating her status day-by day ahead of Milano Cortina 2026. The opening ceremony is set for Friday. The women's downhill race will take place on Sunday.
"Even though I don't want to be in this position, I've been in this position. And I know how to handle it," Vonn said, per Pat Forde of Sports Illustrated. "Everyone is working as hard as they can to get to a place where I feel confident and can do my best. I feel a lot better now than I did in 2019."
Vonn had been attempting a comeback after six years of retirement and knee replacement surgery.
The American did not compete at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, but returned to World Cup action in familiarly dominant fashion this season with seven podium appearances in seven starts across the downhill and super-G disciplines.
However, the crash in Switzerland put her Olympics in peril. In the immediate aftermath, she indicated she still intended to compete in Italy.
“This is a very difficult outcome one week before the Olympics… but if there’s one thing I know how to do, it’s a comeback,” she wrote on Instagram hours after she was airlifted off the course. “My Olympic dream is not over.”
As of Tuesday, that dream remains alive.
"If it's stable and I feel confident, I'll continue to race," she said.
