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With a very long post on social networks Lindsey Vonn announced his retirement from competitions immediately after the World Championships of Are stating that his body does not allow her more to do what she would like on skis.
Friday 1 February 2019 5 minutes reading time
"In the last two weeks there have been some of the most exciting days of my life - Lindsey writes -. I am struggling with the reality of what my body is telling me against what my mind and heart believe I am capable of. The unfortunate reality is that my mind and body are not on the same page. After many sleepless nights, I finally accepted that I can not continue competing on skis. Next week in Are, in Sweden, I will compete in the descent and in the world super-G and will be the last races of my career. In recent years I have had more injuries and surgical interventions than I admit. I have always pushed to the limit in ski races and this has allowed me to have extraordinary successes but also bad falls. I never wanted the plot of my career to be about injuries and for this reason I decided not to tell anyone that I underwent surgery last spring. A large part of the cartilage that had detached from the bone was removed. My accident in Lake Louise last year was much more painful than I could bear, but I kept competing because I wanted to win a medal at the Olympics for my late grandfather. Once again, I took the way back this summer and I felt better than I had felt for a long time. Then I fell to Copper in November and I hurt my left knee, breaking my collateral and suffering 3 fractures. Despite intensive care, training and a knee brace, I'm not able to do the necessary curves to compete the way I know I can do. My body is irreparably damaged and does not allow me to do the last season I had dreamed of. My body is screaming to stop me and it's time for me to listen. At this point, arthritis is the last of my worries and I hope to be able to ski one more day with my children. But even knowing what I had to wait for my body, it was worth it. I've always worked hard, fought and tackled anything I liked because I just love skiing. At no time have I ever regretted my injuries, recoveries, therapy, preparation and even pain because in my mind it has always been worth it. Honestly, withdrawal is not what upsets me. Retiring without reaching my goal is what will remain with me forever. However, I can boast 82 World Cup victories, 20 World Cups (4 Absolute and 16 Specialty, ed), 3 Olympic medals, 7 world medals and say that I have achieved something that no other woman in HISTORY has ever done , and it's something I'll be proud FOREVER! So, please let my story be about recoveries, victories and even injuries, but do not tell my story by highlighting the failures or goals not achieved. I always say "Never give up!" So to all the children, to my fans who sent me messages of encouragement to go on ... I have to tell you that I do not give up! I'm about to start a new chapter. Do not lose faith in your dreams, keep fighting for what you love and if you always give everything you have, you will be happy regardless of the result. Thank you for the extraordinary years, for supporting me and for making my job so fun. I can not wait to see some of you at the finish line in Are, where I will give my best one last time. Love, Lindsey. "
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