CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Women's alpine skiing at the2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympicskicks off Friday, Feb. 6 with the first downhill training session.
Lindsey Vonnwill finally have an opportunity to test out her knee after the training session was postponed Thursday due to heavy snowfall in Cortina.Vonn tore her ACLand suffered bone bruising as well as meniscus damage in her final World Cup competition before the Olympics last week.
But she is forging ahead and announced her intention to compete in her fifth Winter Games on Feb. 3.
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What time does women's downhill training start at 2026 Winter Olympics?
The first women's Alpine skiing downhill training session is scheduled to begin at 5:30 a.m. ET in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy.
Lindsey Vonn shares excitement ahead of downhill training run
Lindsey Vonn appeared to be in good spirits ahead of her first training run on the Olympic downhill course, an all-important test of her injured left knee.
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Vonn posted several photos to her Instagram storyas she made her way up to the famed Olimpia delle Tofane course. In the first, she was beaming as she rode a snowmobile with other members of Team USA.
The second was a view of the downhill course with the caption, "I don't think it gets any better than this."
She later posted three more photos to her Instagram grid, two of which showed her atop the mountain.
"Nothing makes me happier!" she wrote. "No one would have believed I would be here … but I made it!! I'm here, I'm smiling and no matter what, I know how lucky I am. I'm not going to waste this chance.
"Let's go get it!!"
She closed the post with the hashtag "believe."
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