Lindsey Vonn Got a Knee Replacement. Can She Get to the Olympics?

The 40-year-old Olympic medalist will resume ski racing this weekendon a partially rebuilt joint. Such an attempted comeback is nearlyunheard of.

When Lindsey Vonn underwent a partial knee replacement last April, it seemed amere postscript to her stellar career. She had already been retired from skiracing for more than fi ve years. And after a string of injuries, surgery felt like anatural conclusion.

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