Three-time Olympic skiing medallist Lindsey Vonn is returning to the sport more than five years after her retirement.
The American, 40, retired in February 2019 but has announced her competitive comeback having had successful knee surgery in April.
In an interview with the BBC in July, she admitted retirement was “harder than I expected it to be” and “nothing can fill the hole of ski racing”.
Vonn won Olympic downhill gold at the Winter Games in Vancouver in 2010, where she also took bronze in the Super-G. She claimed another downhill bronze in Pyeongchang in 2018.
She made her World Cup debut aged 16 in 2000 and went on to win 20 World Cup titles (including four overall Crystal Globes) and eight World Championship medals, with 137 World Cup podiums and 82 World Cup victories.
But she struggled with injuries throughout her career which forced her to miss parts of several seasons, including almost all of the 2013 and 2014 Olympic season.
“Getting back to skiing without pain has been an incredible journey,” said Vonn who may look to target a place on the US team for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.
“I am looking forward to being back with the team and to continue to share my knowledge of the sport with these incredible women.”