Thanks to knee replacement surgery, 4-time World Cup champion Lindsey Vonn is pain-free and rejoining U.S. Ski Team with an eye on 2026 Olympics.

Skier Lindsey Vonn is ending her retirement and rejoining the U.S. Ski Team, she said Thursday, five years after she announced the end of her career and six years after earning her third Olympic medal.

Lindsey Vonn is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team, intending to race again at age 40 — and six years after her last Olympics.