HISTORICAL FACTS: 9 | History Defined

Why Do the Winter Olympics Start Days Before Opening Ceremony?

The Olympians start competing days before the Opening Ceremony.

Sports Illustrated · Jan 30

SI:AM | Crash Puts Lindsey Vonn’s Olympic Comeback in Jeopardy

The Alpine skiing legend crashed in her final race before the Olympics and appeared to injure herself.

Sports Illustrated · Jan 30

Lindsey Vonn Injured After Crashing in Final Downhill Before Olympics

Lindsey Vonn’s 2026 Olympics are in doubt after she crashed a week ahead of the opening ceremony.

Sports Illustrated · Jan 30

Vonn, Shiffrin and Kim headline US ski and snowboard team for 2026 Olympics

Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin and Chloe Kim lead a 97-athlete US Ski & Snowboard roster for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics

The Guardian - US · Jan 22

Team USA Winter Olympics ski and snowboard squads revealed with Lindsey Vonn to lead medal charge

Lindsey Vonn is the headline name in Team USA’s ski team for next month’s Winter Olympics

The Independent UK · Jan 22

How Olympians think about success and failure and what we can learn from them

Olympians can teach us to redefine what it means to be successful

The Independent UK · Jan 11

Mikaela Shiffrin sweeps slalom as Olympics approach

The American skiing standout has secured four victories from four World Cup slalom races

The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2025

Vonn’s Olympic comeback gathers pace with third in Val d’Isere downhill

Lindsey Vonn said she was frustrated, not satisfied, after finishing third in Val d’Isere, a sign of how far her Olympic comeback has come

The Guardian - US · Dec 20, 2025

US Olympic legend Lindsey Vonn gives major career update

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The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025

Lindsey Vonn, 41, set to extend her career beyond the Winter Olympics after incredible comeback

Lindsey Vonn has silenced her critics since performing a retirement U-turn and returning to racing

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025