On Vonn’s official website, her considerable career achievements are listed in some detail; her Olympic triumphs, her world championship success, her endless victories and her comeback from a two-year injury layoff to break more records (yep, she’s done it before).

A veteran ski journalist explains Lindsey Vonn’s return to downhill racing: why she retired, how her body changed, and what’s at stake when hurtling down a slope on an artificial knee